Understand Business Continuity, using ISO22301
Have you ever wondered whether your business continuity plan is any good? Have you even got a business continuity plan? When something goes wrong it is no longer acceptable improvise ad hoc solutions and hope for the best. Corporate governance codes and company law require directors to have thought of, and planned for, interruptive incidents so that there is at least some hope of an effective response.
A Manager's Guide to ISO22301 shows you how to develop and implement a business continuity management (BCM) and disaster recovery plan, ensuring you get back on your feet with the minimum of fuss, should the unthinkable happen.
Providing a comprehensive introduction to the topic, this book includes practical, detailed guidance on developing and implementing a BCM system certifiable to the ISO22301 standard, using detailed and illustrative examples. A BCM policy and other useful document templates are provided in the appendices.
A guide to the new business continuity standard
A Manager's Guide to ISO22301:
- starts with an overview of business continuity, how it relates to IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) and how ISO22301 differs from its predecessor, BS25999;
- describes the BCM policy and related policy statement and gives an overview of the BCM process, providing a summary of the sections and main components of ISO22301;
- discusses business impact analysis (BIA) and risk assessment in the context of business continuity;
- outlines key areas of BCM including strategy, procedures, testing, evaluation and improvement;
- examines BCM culture, document management, reporting and certification, and briefly considers BCM standards and codes of practice.
Disaster can strike without warning;
the time to start developing an ISO22301 compliant system is now.
As an international standard, ISO22301 is likely to become the benchmark that is used to judge how a business will cope with disaster. Although only some public bodies are required by law to have business continuity plans, an ISO22301 compliant system will give you peace of mind, reassure your customers and business partners and help you to meet your legal obligations.