Individual Briefings

Early warning systems:
Mechanisms, requirements, causes, and use of technology

  • Showing what is behind the plan for an operational early warning system. What this means for the company, which factors determine the business case.

  • PART 1 - BASICS

    • What is early detection and early warning?

    • In which cases is it useful?

    • What should be considered methodically?

    • How should ‘early warning’ be integrated into operational risk management?

    PART 2 - IMPLEMENTATION

    • Setup of early warning mechanisms

      • Causal modelling

      • Visualisation

      • Information distribution

    PART 3 - IMPLEMENTATION PATHS

    • Organisational level

    • Technological level

    • Skills and qualification level

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • German or English

  • Free of charge

Highly Reliable Organisations (HRO):
Requirements for TPRM assessments, attributes, skillsets

  • Show what is behind the buzzword Highly Reliable Organisations. In which regulations this knowledge is applied (e.g. NIS, DORA, KRITIS, supply chain control, continuity, ESG...)

    Showing the correlations to third party risk management and business resilience management

  • PART 1 - BASICS

    • Where does the term come from?

    • Which companies are already subject to these requirements today?

    • Which regulations work with "HRO DNA’"?

    • What can you learn from it for the development of your own corporate resilience?

    PART 2 - IMPLEMENTATION

    • Which domains are usually worked on when setting up an HRO?

    PART 3 - IMPLEMENTATION PATHS

    • Organisational level

    • Technological level

    • Skills and qualification level

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • German or English

  • Free of charge

Simplify and digitalise documentation and records management:
Real case demo for ISO and 2nd part (supplier) audits

  • Show which work and documentation steps are needed to set up an ISO-compliant management system based on customer requirements and to complete the audits in an energy-efficient manner.

    Above all, how this task can be simplified and automated for internal resources and anchored more deeply in the organisation.

  • PART 1 - BASICS

    • Which building blocks are necessary?

    • Where are patterns repeated within ISO documentation?

    • Where are these patterns repeated in 2nd party and certification audits?

    • Automation on the basis of a "management calendar"

    • How can it be simplified, accelerated and automated?

    PART 2 - IMPLEMENTATION

    • Working with and adapting existing modules

      • Implementation

      • Form and record templates

      • Digitisation specifications

    PART 3 - IMPLEMENTATION PATHS

    • Implementation paths

    • Quality management as a service

      • Digitisation and automation based on platforms such as Atlassian, Servicenow, Opentext and others

  • Format:

    • Demo based on a real implementation

      • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • German or English

  • Free of charge

Big Data, Early Warning and Management Dashboard Design
Briefing - English

  • An initial introduction to the tasks within Big Data.

    Showing which topics need to be considered before creating a project or investment application so that it delivers its intended benefit.

  • PART 1 - BASICS

    • Entrepreneurial early warning as a discipline

    • Information overload and OODA and OKR as a decision-making tool

    • Dashboard design

    Early warning as a discipline within compliance:

    • Data competence as a skill

    • Potential benefits

    • Pitfalls

    PART 2 - IMPLEMENTATION AND QUESTIONS

    • Project structure and project milestones

    • Prerequisites for success

    PART 3 - TOOLS

    • The implementation

    • Status tracking

    • Solution landscape

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

GRC Automation
Briefing - English

  • An initial introduction to the automation of GRC processes.

    Showing which topics need to be considered before creating a project or investment application so that a project delivers its intended benefits.

  • PART 1 - BASICS

    • Purpose of GRC automation / use cases

    • Potential benefits

    • Pitfalls

    PART 2 - IMPLEMENTATION

    • Project structure / project milestones

    • Prerequisites for success and selection of candidates

    PART 3 - TOOLS

    • Tools

    • Status tracking

    • Solution landscape

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually.

Big data and early warning
Briefing

  • An initial introduction to the tasks within Big Data.

    Showing which topics need to be considered before creating a project or investment proposal so that it delivers its intended benefits

  • PART 1 - BASICS

    • Corporate early warning as a discipline

      • Early warning as a discipline within compliance

      • Data literacy as a skill

      • Potential benefits

    • Pitfalls

    PART2 - IMPLEMENTATION AND QUESTIONS

    • Project setup and project milestones

    • Conditions for success

    PART 3 - TOOLS

    • Implementation tools

    • Status tracking

    • Provider landscape

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually.

Mitigating supply chain risks
Briefing

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how you as a manager can set up and operate supplier and contract management for the purposes of performance control, internal performance optimisation and risk prevention.

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Skills management and resilience

    • Recruitment - Workforce development

    • Tools and methods of skills management

    • Leadership behaviour and organisational resilience

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually.

Mitigating provider risks
Briefing

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how you as a manager can set up and operate provider management for the purposes of performance monitoring, internal performance optimisation and risk prevention.

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Skills management and resilience

    • Recruitment - Workforce development

    • Tools and methods of skills management

    • Leadership behaviour and organisational resilience

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually.

Using skills and talent management as a resilience shield
Briefing

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how you as a manager can develop, organise and promote managers and qualifications in such a way that you are sufficiently capable of acting in the event of a crisis.

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Skills management and resilience

    • Recruitment - Workforce development

    • Tools and methods of skills management

    • Leadership behaviour and organisational resilience

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually.

How to set up integrated risk management
Briefing

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how you as a manager can set up and operate provider management for the purposes of performance monitoring, internal performance optimisation and risk prevention.

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Skills management and resilience

    • Recruitment - Workforce development

    • Tools and methods of skills management

    • Leadership behaviour and organisational resilience

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually.

Building a resilience roadmap - with the digital leadership wall

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how you as a manager can plan a roadmap to strengthen your organisational resilience and later manage the measures derived from it.

    Key content points:

    • How to recognise where to start?

    • How to define stages and milestones?

    • How to monitor the implementation of the roadmap?

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Skills management and resilience

    • Recruitment - Workforce development

    • Tools and methods of skills management

    • Leadership behaviour and organisational resilience

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually.

Building a digitisation roadmap - with the digital leadership wall

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how you as a manager can manage a roadmap for the digital transformation of your organisation and the measures derived from it.

    Key content points:

    • How to recognise where to start?

    • How to define stages and milestones?

    • How to monitor the implementation of the roadmap?

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Skills management and resilience

    • Recruitment - Workforce development

    • Tools and methods of skills management

    • Leadership behaviour and organisational resilience

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually.

Building an automation roadmap - with the digital leadership wall

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how you as a manager can manage a roadmap for the automation of your compliance-related processes and the measures derived from them.

    Key content points:

    • Know your customer

    • Know your provider

    • Know your risk

    • Know your quality

    • Know your Process

    • Recognising automation candidates

    • How to define stages and milestones

    • How to control the roadmap implementation

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Skills management and resilience

    • Recruitment - Workforce development

    • Tools and methods of skills management

    • Leadership behaviour and organisational resilience

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually.

Crisis response and leadership in crisis situations

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how and with which methods and tools you as a manager can lead and make decisions when resilience-challenging events occur.

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Resilience events - containment

    • Situation assessment in the VUCA environment

    • Flexibility - Adaptivity - Time pressure - Resources and Capabilities as leverage

    • Tools and methods for assessment of the situation and decisions in crisis situations

    • Structures and processes for crisis management

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

Recognising resilience triggers

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how you as a manager can recognise resilience triggers (events and trends with the potential to lead to future crises) at an early stage.

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Resilience - what is it?

    • The resilience cycle

    • Flexibility - Adaptivity - Time pressure - Resources and Capabilities as leverage

    • Tools and methods for early recognition of resilience triggers

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

Planning and establishing resilience capabilities

  • This one-hour briefing demonstrates how you as a manager can develop the skills that will later lead to stronger resilience.

    The briefing itself is aimed at:

    • Managers in organisations

    • Risk managers, C-level

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their department

    The briefing itself is held via video conference (onsite appointment possible):

    • You will receive personal support

    • Strict confidentiality is agreed upon for all content

    • The briefing is free of charge

    • You can choose your own date - we confirm the date after booking

    • Isolate which enterprise capabilities need to be reinforced

    • The process model for establishing and expanding resilience capabilities

    • Tools and methods for the development of resilience capabilities

  • Format:

    • Videoconference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 1 hour

    • English

  • Free of charge

Courses - Small group trainings - Individual coaching

Business Resilience Fundamentals
Public Training

  • In a business environment defined by upheavals, radical market changes and disrupted supply chains, organisational resilience is key to adapting, surviving and growing.

    As crises become more frequent, the ability to survive in crises is now indispensable.

    This training provides a cohesive, practical guide to building your own business resilience, enabling leaders to create an effective organisational and process framework to build a resilient business unit.

    Participants will be guided in implementing and adapting a range of tools to build and improve organisational resilience.

    This course will help participants to better prepare their organisation for the next crisis and anticipate fluctuations in the business environment in order to benefit from them.

    Specifically designed to train professionals and managers who will later support turnarounds, crisis organisations and business transformations:

    • Leaders in organisations

    • Risk managers, managers crisis teams, turnaround managers

    • Team members, who want to become the heads of: business resilience initiatives, progress masters, business resilience owners

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their area of expertise

    At the end of this programme you will be able to:

    • Understand the basic principles of business resilience

    • Describe the domains and elements of the Business Resilience Framework

    • Define the strategies for implementation of business resilience

    • Utilise the business resilience tools, their advantages and limitations

    • Identify roles and responsibilities within the Business Resilience framework

    • Determe how the business resilience framework can be adapted to optimise the benefits for the company

    • Management and leadership of a "Resilience transition programme"

    • Management of an Enterprise Capability Map - for planning and tracking of resilience programmes

  • PART 1 - BASICS

    • Welcome and introductions

    • Introduction

    • Basic principles

    • Framework

    • Roles for business resilience

    PART 2 (Setting up processes, management principles and structures)

    • RESILIENCE basics

    • PACE culture

    • PROGRESS cycle

    • Strategies for implementation

    • Sample examination (evening)

    PART 3 (Tools and management instruments)

    • Tools and instruments

    • Resilience profile

    • Adaptation of the resilience levels of companies

    • Mapping and development of organisational capabilities and control levels

    Audit preparation

  • Format:

    • Video conference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 16 hours teaching time

    • Lecture language German / course materials and exam in English

    Exam details:

    • Video conferencing (Cisco Webex)

    Multiple Choice:

    • 50 questions

    • 25 or more points required to pass (out of a possible 50) - 50%

    • 60 minutes duration

    • Closed book- Delivery method

    • In person - video conference via Cisco Webex

    Prerequisites:

    • None

    Parking fees / coffee breaks included

  • CHF 2260,-

    Prices incl. 8.1 % VAT

    Lunch, car park and examination fee included

  • Maximum number of participants: 12

Business Resilience Fundamentals
In-house Training

  • In a business environment defined by upheavals, radical market changes and disrupted supply chains, organisational resilience is key to adapting, surviving and growing.

    As crises become more frequent, the ability to survive in crises is now indispensable.

    This training provides a cohesive, practical guide to building your own business resilience, enabling leaders to create an effective organisational and process framework to build a resilient business unit.

    Participants will be guided in implementing and adapting a range of tools to build and improve organisational resilience.

    This course will help participants to better prepare their organisation for the next crisis and anticipate fluctuations in the business environment in order to benefit from them.

    Specifically designed to train professionals and managers who will later support turnarounds, crisis organisations and business transformations:

    • Leaders in organisations

    • Risk managers, managers crisis teams, turnaround managers

    • Team members, who want to become the heads of: business resilience initiatives, progress masters, business resilience owners

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their area of expertise

    At the end of this programme you will be able to:

    • Understand the basic principles of business resilience

    • Describe the domains and elements of the Business Resilience Framework

    • Define the strategies for implementation of business resilience

    • Utilise the business resilience tools, their advantages and limitations

    • Identify roles and responsibilities within the Business Resilience framework

    • Determe how the business resilience framework can be adapted to optimise the benefits for the company

    • Management and leadership of a "Resilience transition programme"

    • Management of an Enterprise Capability Map - for planning and tracking of resilience programmes

  • PART 1 - BASICS

    • Welcome and introductions

    • Introduction

    • Basic principles

    • Framework

    • Roles for business resilience

    PART 2 (Setting up processes, management principles and structures)

    • RESILIENCE basics

    • PACE culture

    • PROGRESS cycle

    • Strategies for implementation

    • Sample examination (evening)

    PART 3 (Tools and management instruments)

    • Tools and instruments

    • Resilience profile

    • Adaptation of the resilience levels of companies

    Preparation for the audit

    • Examination of the basics

    • Mapping and development of organisational capabilities and control levels

  • Format:

    • Video conference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 16 hours teaching time

    • Lecture language German / course materials and exam in English

    Exam details:

    • Video conferencing (Cisco Webex)

    Multiple Choice:

    • 50 questions

    • 25 or more points required to pass (out of a possible 50) - 50%

    • 60 minutes duration

    • Closed book- Delivery method

    • In person - video conference via Cisco Webex

    Prerequisites:

    • None

  • CHF 3720,-
    for two training days excl. examination fee

    Prices incl. 8.1% VAT

    In-house training (2 days) on site is possible and can be arranged individually

  • Maximum number of participants: 6

Business Resilience Fundamentals
Individual coaching

  • In a business environment defined by upheavals, radical market changes and disrupted supply chains, organisational resilience is key to adapting, surviving and growing.

    As crises become more frequent, the ability to survive in crises is now indispensable.

    This training provides a cohesive, practical guide to building your own business resilience, enabling leaders to create an effective organisational and process framework to build a resilient business unit.

    Participants will be guided in implementing and adapting a range of tools to build and improve organisational resilience.

    This course will help participants to better prepare their organisation for the next crisis and anticipate fluctuations in the business environment in order to benefit from them.

    Specifically designed to train professionals and managers who will later support turnarounds, crisis organisations and business transformations:

    • Leaders in organisations

    • Risk managers, managers crisis teams, turnaround managers

    • Team members, who want to become the heads of: business resilience initiatives, progress masters, business resilience owners

    • Heads of business units, who have an interest in improving the resilience of their area of expertise

    At the end of this programme you will be able to:

    • Understand the basic principles of business resilience

    • Describe the domains and elements of the Business Resilience Framework

    • Define the strategies for implementation of business resilience

    • Utilise the business resilience tools, their advantages and limitations

    • Identify roles and responsibilities within the Business Resilience framework

    • Determe how the business resilience framework can be adapted to optimise the benefits for the company

    • Management and leadership of a "Resilience transition programme"

    • Management of an Enterprise Capability Map - for planning and tracking of resilience programmes

  • PART 1 - BASICS

    • Welcome and introductions

    • Introduction

    • Basic principles

    • Framework

    • Roles for business resilience

    PART 2 (Setting up processes, management principles and structures)

    • RESILIENCE basics

    • PACE culture

    • PROGRESS cycle

    • Strategies for implementation

    • Sample examination (evening)

    PART 3 (Tools and management instruments)

    • Tools and instruments

    • Resilience profile

    • Adaptation of the resilience levels of companies

    Preparation for the audit

    • Examination of the basics

    • Mapping and development of organisational capabilities and control levels

  • Format:

    • Video conference (Cisco Webex)

    Duration:

    • 16 hours teaching time

    • Lecture language German / course materials and exam in English

    Exam details:

    • Video conferencing (Cisco Webex)

    Multiple Choice:

    • 50 questions

    • 25 or more points required to pass (out of a possible 50) - 50%

    • 60 minutes duration

    • Closed book- Delivery method

    • In person - video conference via Cisco Webex

    Prerequisites:

    • None

  • CHF 3,760,-
    16 training units including examination fee

    Prices incl. 8.1 % VAT

    Individual coaching on site is possible and can be arranged individually

  • Individual coaching: max. 1 person

Executive Breakfasts and Events

Business planning in turbulent times