A BCMS consists of governance, risk assessment, continuity strategies, operational controls, and continual improvement. These elements ensure continuity is managed systematically rather than informally.
The core elements of a Business Continuity Management System are defined by ISO 22301 and follow a logical lifecycle. Governance establishes policy, roles, and leadership accountability.Risk assessment and business impact analysis identify what must be protected and recovered. These activities determine priorities and acceptable downtime.Continuity strategies and plans define how the organization will respond and recover. This includes resources, communications, and recovery procedures.Performance evaluation, internal audits, and management review ensure the system remains effective. Continual improvement addresses weaknesses revealed through incidents, tests, or audits.
Practitioners often focus heavily on plans and overlook evaluation and review. Auditors quickly identify this imbalance.Strong BCMS implementations show clear traceability from risks to strategies to testing outcomes. This traceability is what demonstrates control.
“If one BCMS element is missing, the whole system becomes fragile.”
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The course combines lectures with real-case examples, case-study-based exercises, review activities, and a practice test aligned with the certification exam.
You will be able to explain the correlation between ISO 22301 and other standards and regulatory frameworks and apply concepts, approaches, and methods to deploy a BCMS.
You will be able to explain the correlation between ISO 22301 and other standards and regulatory frameworks and apply concepts, approaches, and methods to deploy a BCMS.
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