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Has the winter weather left you feeling the bite?

Are your business operations buried under the snow?

Ensure the winter weather doesn’t stop you trading

This weekend the majority of the UK and Europe was covered in snow, brining economies and transport systems to a grinding halt. With the cold weather set to continue, how is your business coping? Can you afford to lose business because of the weather?

The current harsh weather conditions remind us that every business should have a business continuity plan. You need to ensure you can continue trading, meet your supply chain demands and quickly return to business as usual.

To achieve this, organisations should have a business continuity management systems (BCMS) aligned with the BS25999 standard.

We have seen an uptake in our BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit since the bad weather hit, with organisations using this toolkit to accelerate their BS25999 project.

The BS25999 Toolkit contains all the tools and templates to help you create a business continuity plan that will ensure that you have the procedures, practices and know how to continue trading in the event of an unforeseen event.

Until the end of February this toolkit comes with a free ICT strategy toolkit.

The ICT toolkit will help you address all of your ICT requirements for the year ahead, and what better time to do this than now, as business budgets are being allocated for the year.

Buy the BS25999 toolkit today and receive the ICT strategy toolkit free >>>

This toolkit comes with our unique drafting support, meaning we can help you if you are struggling with any part of the documentation

Order today and start safeguarding your business >>>

• If your business suffered a disruption caused by an unforeseen event, would you be able to continue trading?
• Would you know what to do to restore your operations as quickly as possible?
• Do you have a business continuity plan? If you do, is it fit for purpose?

You need a business continuity plan that defines best practice guidelines if you suffer from IT failure, cyber attack, natural disaster or economic factors.

BS25999 is the best Business Continuity standard that defines the specification and best practice guidelines to develop an effective Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).

Our BS25999 toolkit provides all the tools you need to create the documentation for a BS25999 compliant management system.

Safeguard your business with this toolkit >>

This toolkit comes with our unique drafting support, meaning we can help you if you are struggling with any part of the documentation.

Safeguard your business with this toolkit >>

Are you implementing BS25999? Do you want to avoid costly consultant fees but still achieve a quick route to certification?

The fastest and most cost-effective way to certification is by combining training with an implementation toolkit.

So, until the end of January we are offering a 15% saving on any ITG training course when you buy the BS25999 toolkit.

The BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit contains all the templates and tools that will enable you to quickly create the documentation of the management system – the most difficult part of any project to achieve certification. The toolkit will accelerate your project and comes with our expert drafting expertise.

With this limited offer, you can save 15% off any ITG training course. You could choose the BS25999 Foundation: to build your knowledge and learn how to plan your BS25999 project, the BS25999 Lead Implementer: to help lead your organisation towards successful certification, or any ITG training course!

This cost-effective route to do-it-yourself certification is only available throughout January.

Take advantage today >>>

With engaging tutors and interesting topics, our BS25999 Certified BCMS Lead Implementer Masterclass will bring Business Continuity to life.

“The course was excellent and filled the gaps in knowledge and context. I would strongly advise that this be attended well before any real start to an implementation project…”
Guy Stringer, Head of Programmes, Resilient Networks Plc

Book your Business Continuity or BS25999 training course through IT Governance and let our outstanding training service team take care of you from start to finish.

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This Lead Implementer Masterclass, which is led by Tony Drewitt MBCI author of Business Continuity Management: a Manager’s Guide to BS25999 and the expert consultant responsible for one of the world’s first accredited certifications to BS25999, gives you the practical, experienced guidance you need for a successful BS25999 Business Continuity Management project.

Ensure your organisation develops an effective Business Continuity Plan.

Book on the BS25999 Certified BCMS Lead Implementer Training Course now.

BS25999, the Business Continuity Standard, gives public and private sector organisations the fundamental building blocks that will protect them from unexpected disruptions and discontinuities, or from breaches of statutory risk management and/or Civil Contingency Act requirements – exactly the re-assurance that your customers, investors and other stakeholders require!

Spaces are limited so Book the BS25999 Certified BCMS Lead Implementer Master Today!