PECB Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) Lead Manager

The accelerated PECB DORA Lead Manager course provides a comprehensive understanding of the Lead Manager role under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and equips you with the skills needed to manage digital operational resilience effectively.

Covering key topics such as ICT risk management, incident management, third-party oversight, governance, compliance, and resilience testing, this course prepares you to lead organizational strategies for digital operational resilience.

As financial organizations face growing regulatory expectations for ICT and operational resilience, the DORA Lead Manager role has become a critical leadership position. This course enables you to step into that role, guiding the design, implementation, and continual improvement of resilience frameworks and ensuring compliance with DORA requirements.

Earning the PECB DORA Lead Manager credential demonstrates your commitment to professional development and positions you for senior leadership opportunities in digital resilience and ICT risk management.

In just 3 days, you’ll also learn to:

• Understand the purpose of DORA and interpret its requirements
• Understand the fundamentals of ICT risk management, incident management, and digital operational resilience
• Prepare and plan the implementation of DORA requirements
• Implement the five main pillars to enhance digital operational resilience in accordance with DORA’s requirements
• Review and continually improve the digital operational resilience of an organization

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the PECB exam and achieve your PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified faster than traditional training. Additionally, you will also earn a digital badge, enhancing your professional credibility.

Why choose Firebrand?

• Flexible Delivery Options: Choose between classroom-based training or virtual instructor-led sessions, with delivery options to suit your needs and schedule
• Comprehensive Certification Preparation: Covers the PECB exam topics with integrated study materials and practice exercises
• Interactive Learning: Includes workshops, case studies, and group discussions to apply concepts practically
• Experienced Instructors: Led by certified trainers with extensive industry experience

This training course is intended for:

• Financial institutions executives and decision-makers
• Compliance Officers and Risk Managers
• IT professionals
• Legal and regulatory affairs personnel
• Consultants and advisors specializing in financial regulation and Cybersecurity

• Training course objectives and structure
• Overview of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
• Fundamental concepts of ICT risk management and digital operational resilience
• Preparing and planning for DORA project implementation
• Governance and organization
• ICT risk management
• ICT-related incident management and reporting
• Digital operational resilience testing
• Managing ICT third-party risks
• The Oversight Framework and the Lead Overseer
• Information and intelligence sharing
• Training and awareness
• Competent authorities
• Monitoring, measurement, analysis, and evaluation
• Internal audit and management review
• Continual improvement

At the end of this course, you'll sit the PECB Certified Digital Operations Resilience Act (DORA) Lead Manager, covered by our Certification Guarantee.

• Duration: 180 minutes (3 hours)
• Format: Multiple-choice questions, open book
• Number of Questions: 80
• Pass Score:70%
• CPD points available: 31 CPD points available upon completion
• Digital Badge: PECB have partnered with Credly to offer you the chance of earning a digital badge upon completing your certification.

Competency domains covered during the examination include:

• Domain 1: Fundamental concepts of ICT risk management and digital operational resilience
• Domain 2: Preparing and planning for DORA project implementation
• Domain 3: ICT risk and ICT-related incident management
• Domain 4: Digital operational resilience testing and ICT third-party risk management
• Domain 5: Review and continual improvement

After successfully completing the exam, you can apply for your credential. You will receive a certificate once you meet the requirements related to the specified credential. 

The main requirement for participating in this training course is having a fundamental understanding of information security and cybersecurity concepts, and familiarity with ICT risk management principles.

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two training options. Choose between residential classroom-based and online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs 9am–5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand, you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts