Business Continuity Managment
ISO 22301 – Overview
A BCMS (Business Continuity Management System) is a management process for managing Threats include:
- Extreme weather
- Terrorism
- Fire
- Epidemic illnesses
- Power failures
- Information security and cyber security incidents and attacks
disruption
Identifying operational disruption threats to an organisation;
impacts
Identifying the impacts on the organisation of those threats if they are realised;
framework
Providing a framework for building organisational resilience and an effective response.
systematic approach
It’s a systematic approach to ensuring the organisation can survive any external threats to its continuity.
- Accredited certification
- Assurance to your customers that your organisation will better survive any discontinuity events.
- Assurance to your employees, partners and suppliers that we’ll continue to exist, employ staff and buy products/services.
- Business continuity policy that fits the business needs:
- Continuity of service when faced with disruptions
- Aligned with business goals
- Investment in continuity planning proportionate to value at risk
- Comprehensive , thorough risk identification
- Everyone responsible, not just BCM team
- Formalisation of policies and procedures that are already in place