BCM and the steps to implement ISO 22301

As outlined in the ISO 22031:2012 standard, BCM is defined as a “holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats, if realized, might cause, and which provides a framework for building organizational resilience with the capability of an effective response that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value-creating activities.”.

To implement a Business Continuity Management System there must be three basic steps that should be kept in mind;

Planning- This step involves the major identification of organizational threats and planning to deal with them. Risk Assessment, Business Impact Analysis, Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity Strategies are all covered under this phase. 

Development- The implementation part is carried on in this step where risk monitoring, responding and risk recovery is undertaken by the professionals. Activities such as Crisis and Emergency Management Plans, IT Disaster Recovery Plan, Incident Responses etc are undertaken in this phase.

Maintenance- The plans’ training, testing and maintenance are critical for recovery during business disruptive events. The staff must be well trained to execute the plans in the time of crisis so that the organization can recover fast and function continuously.

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