Crisis Management & Business Continuity | NYC | Nov 30, 2026
About this Event
STRIVE WISDOM | EVENT LEARNING BRIEF
Crisis Management & Business Continuity for Professionals
New York City, NY, USA
01 | The Session At A Glance
📍 Location: New York City, NY, USA
⏰ Duration: 1 Full Day – 8 Hours
👨🏫 Delivery: Instructor-Led Classroom Training
💻 Format: In-Person Classroom Training / Virtual Session
🌐 Language: English
🏆 Credits: 8 PDUs / Training Hours
🎓 Certification: Course Completion Certificate
🍽️ Refreshments: Complimentary Beverages, Lunch & Snacks Included
🎯 02 | Why This Session?
Organisations may experience disruptions caused by technology failures, cyber incidents, supply chain interruptions, severe weather, or operational problems. Professionals need to assess risks, coordinate responses, communicate relevant information, and maintain essential business activities.
This session covers crisis preparedness, risk assessment, response planning, crisis communication, business continuity, and recovery. Participants will examine decision-making during disruptions and approaches to restoring business operations.
🚀 03 | What You Can Take Into Your Work
- Identify risks: Recognise threats to business operations and essential services.
- Assess impacts: Examine how disruptions affect people, processes, and resources.
- Develop response plans: Identify responsibilities, priorities, and escalation procedures.
- Apply continuity planning: Identify essential activities and measures for maintaining operations.
- Communicate during crises: Prepare clear messages for relevant stakeholders.
- Support decision-making: Evaluate available information and response options.
- Plan recovery activities: Identify steps for restoring operations and reviewing lessons learned.
👥 04 | Is This Session For You?
Business Leaders & Executives: Examine crisis responsibilities, organisational priorities, decision-making, and recovery planning.
Managers & Department Heads: Explore departmental response coordination, communication, and continuity of essential activities.
Risk & Business Continuity Professionals: Study risk assessment, continuity planning, response procedures, and recovery requirements.
Project & Programme Managers: Examine how disruptions affect project schedules, resources, dependencies, and delivery plans.
Operations & Business Professionals: Identify critical processes, operational dependencies, contingency measures, and recovery priorities.
IT & Information Security Professionals: Explore how cyber incidents, technology outages, and system failures affect business continuity.
HR & People Managers: Consider employee communication, workforce availability, staff responsibilities, and coordination during disruptions.
✨ 05 | The Strive Wisdom Approach
Practical
Examine risk assessment, crisis response, continuity planning, and recovery activities relevant to workplace responsibilities.
Human-Centred
Consider employee safety, stakeholder needs, clear communication, and the human impact of organisational disruptions.
Responsible
Focus on appropriate decision-making, defined responsibilities, accurate information, and coordinated responses.
Workflow-Oriented
Explore operational dependencies, escalation procedures, communication channels, essential services, and recovery processes.
Applied
Use scenarios and planning exercises to examine how crisis management and business continuity practices relate to organisational needs.
🤝 06 | From Individual Learning to Team Practice
In-House Session
Want to train your entire team?
Strive Wisdom can deliver this course as an in-house session tailored to an organisation's operational responsibilities, risk profile, continuity requirements, and internal procedures. Activities can address workplace scenarios such as technology outages, supply chain interruptions, severe weather, operational failures, and crisis communication. Teams can examine responsibilities, escalation processes, coordination requirements, and recovery priorities.
Agenda
The Seven Practical Areas
Module 1: Foundations of Crisis Management
Info: • Identify common organisational crises and operational disruptions.
• Understand crisis preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Recognise the importance of defined roles and responsibilities.
• Icebreaker
Module 2: Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis
Info: • Identify threats to essential business functions.
• Examine the effects of disruptions on people, processes, and resources.
• Establish priorities based on operational impact and dependencies.
• Case Study
Module 3: Crisis Preparedness and Response Planning
Info: • Identify response procedures and escalation requirements.
• Define responsibilities for coordinating crisis activities.
• Examine contingency measures for different disruption scenarios.
• Workshop Exercise
Module 4: Crisis Communication and Stakeholder Coordination
Info: • Identify relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish communication priorities for crisis situations.
• Recognise the importance of consistent information and coordinated messaging.
• Role Play
Module 5: Business Continuity Planning
Info: • Identify essential business functions and supporting resources.
• Examine operational dependencies and continuity requirements.
• Explore contingency arrangements for maintaining critical activities.
• Hands-On Activity
Module 6: Incident Response and Decision-Making
Info: • Evaluate information available during an incident.
• Consider response options, priorities, and escalation decisions.
• Understand the importance of coordination and recording key decisions.
• Simulation
Module 7: Business Recovery and Continuous Improvement
Info: • Identify priorities for restoring essential operations.
• Review response outcomes and lessons learned.
• Identify opportunities to update continuity plans and procedures.
• Group Discussion
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 515.11 to USD 826.21
