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BRUTEMITIGATOR COURSE 5

Build Operational Contingency Frameworks 

Define how your business Operates when systems are unavailable— and you regain control as systems are restored.

An operational contingency planning course for logistics, freight, and customs organizations managing disruption and recovery.

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When systems go down, operations still have to function. 

Even well-prepared organizations struggle when:

Systems are partially or fully unavailable

Workarounds are improvised under pressure

Ownership of decisions is unclear

Reconciliation is deferred or forgotten

The business waits on IT without an operational plan

Course 5 helps organizations define how operations function during disruption, not just how systems are restored.

This course supports functional teams in building an operational contingency framework and practical plans to continue operating, at least to some degree, during disruptions.

BruteMitigator™ Course 5: Build Operational Contingency Frameworks

What You'll Achieve in Course 5

Build Operational Contingency Frameworks helps Core Teams translate assessment insights into a usable operational contingency framework.

Through This Course You Will:

  • Document operational assumptions under constrained conditions
  • Define known contingencies and interim operating approaches
  • Identify preparatory actions required before disruption
  • Anticipate reconciliation needs created by workarounds
  • Maintain visibility and ownership during response and recovery

This course focuses on operational clarity during disruption and recovery, not technical system restoration.

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Course Structure

PREVIEW OF COURSE 1: BUILD OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY FRAMEWORKS

 

How Course 5 Works

Course 5 is a structured operational planning course that helps organizations define how work will continue to function in a diminished capacity, to some degree, when systems are unavailable or partially restored.

Building on the assessment outputs from Course 4, this course translates known constraints, dependencies, and pressure points into draft operational contingency frameworks that guide decision-making during disruption and recovery.

Rather than assessing feasibility or dependencies, Course 5 focuses on translating known constraints into usable, draft operational contingency frameworks that support decision-making during disruption and recovery.

Delivery and coordination are handled internally by the purchasing organization, consistent with license terms.

What This Course Addresses

Course 5 addresses operational response under constraint gap that remains once feasibility, dependencies, and constraints are understood, translating those limits into draft operational contingency frameworks.

Specifically, this course defines:

  • How the business will operate when systems are unavailable or partially restored
  • What interim operating approaches will be used under constrained conditions
  • How work is prioritized, coordinated, and monitored during disruption
  • How visibility and ownership are maintained across response and recovery
  • How reconciliation and normalization are handled as systems return

Course 5 does not reassess systems or dependencies. It assumes those constraints are already known and defines how the business will continue to function, to some degree, within those limits.

Time Commitment 

Time varies by function and scope. Most teams complete Course 5 planning activities over multiple working sessions, building on prior assessment outputs to develop draft contingency frameworks and plans.

Who This Course Is For

For organizations and individuals coordinating functional planning and recovery readiness.

Course 5 is designed for:

  • Core Team members and functional leaders responsible for building and maintaining operational contingency frameworks and plans

  • Operational and logistics leaders translating assessment outputs into functional contingency plans

  • IT, compliance, and risk leaders supporting business-led planning, dependencies, and constraints

  • Executive sponsors and senior decision-makers providing oversight, priorities, and ownership

Team & Trainer Edition

For organizations coordinating functional planning and recovery readiness.

  Core Team License includes:

  • Course 5 lesson content for facilitators
  • Planning Guide for Assessment Leads & Coordinator.
  • Coordinator Quick Start Job Aid
  • Operational Contingency Framework Workbook
  • Participation for up to 10 named Core Team members

Designed for internal delivery and coordination by the purchasing organization.

 

Important Clarifications:

Course 5 does not include workshops, slide decks, or live sessions.

Course 5 does not include workshops, slide decks, or live sessions
✓ BruteMitigator™ does not facilitate sessions or validate outputs
âś“ All review, validation, and next-step decisions remain with the organization

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Solo Edition

For individual leaders building a personal operational planning framework.

Solo Edition includes:

  • Guided lesson content
  • Solo Planning Workbook (PDF)

  • Self-paced completion without facilitation

  • Draft outputs for internal reference and preparation

 

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Where This Course Fits in the Program

Course 5 bridges assessment and operational execution during disruption.

Course 1

Buy-In Builder™

Course 2

Identify Business-Critical Functions

Course 3

Define Roles, Responsibilities & Build Draft Communication Playbooks

Course 4

Assess Business Functions & Dependencies

Course 5

Build Operational Contingency Frameworks

Even with the best planning, disruptions will be hard.

Get practical tools and a clear process to support confident conversations  — without the overwhelm.

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Compliance and Use Notice

BruteMitigator™ provides educational programs to support internal operational contingency planning. Participation does not constitute legal, regulatory, cybersecurity, or financial advisory services. Organizations remain responsible for defining, approving, and maintaining their own contingency and recovery strategies.