ISO 22301:2019 — Business continuity management

ISO 22301 BCMS certification for resilience under DORA and NIS2 obligations

Business impact analysis, recovery objectives, and tested continuity plans — mapped to your DORA and NIS2 operational-resilience obligations so one programme satisfies multiple regulators.

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What you get in 90 days

Concrete deliverables, on a fixed timeline, with named outcomes per phase.

30 days

BCMS scope, BIA, RTO/RPO baseline

BCMS scope and policy, business impact analysis covering critical activities and dependencies, and approved RTO/RPO targets per activity.

60 days

Continuity plans, crisis comms, exercise plan

Documented business continuity and crisis management plans, communication procedures, and a documented exercise plan with first walk-through delivered.

90 days

Internal audit, management review, certification prep

Internal audit results, management review with continual improvement actions, and a certification body engaged for stage-1 audit.

Implementation Methodology

ISO 22301 Integration Methodology

Our proven 3-phase methodology ensures successful ISO 22301 implementation with measurable outcomes and sustainable business continuity management.

Phase 1

Strategic Alignment

4-6 weeks

Establish foundation and align business continuity with organizational objectives

Key Deliverables:
  • Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
  • Risk Assessment Framework
  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan
  • Governance Structure
Phase 2

Infrastructure Development

8-12 weeks

Build the technical and operational foundation for business continuity

Key Deliverables:
  • Business Continuity Strategy
  • Incident Response Procedures
  • Communication Framework
  • Recovery Infrastructure
Phase 3

Implementation & Testing

12-16 weeks

Deploy continuity plans and validate effectiveness through testing

Key Deliverables:
  • Business Continuity Plans
  • Recovery Procedures
  • Testing & Exercise Program
  • Performance Monitoring

Detailed Implementation Steps

01

Assessment & Planning

Comprehensive evaluation of current state and development of implementation roadmap

Key Activities:
  • Current state assessment
  • Gap analysis
  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Implementation planning
02

Design & Development

Creation of business continuity framework and supporting documentation

Key Activities:
  • BIA development
  • Risk assessment
  • Strategy formulation
  • Procedure documentation
03

Implementation

Deployment of business continuity management system across the organization

Key Activities:
  • System deployment
  • Staff training
  • Process integration
  • Tool implementation
04

Validation & Optimization

Testing, validation, and continuous improvement of the business continuity system

Key Activities:
  • Testing and exercises
  • Performance evaluation
  • Continuous improvement
  • Certification preparation

Critical Success Factors

Executive Sponsorship

Critical

Strong leadership commitment and resource allocation

Stakeholder Engagement

High

Active participation from all business units and functions

Risk-Based Approach

High

Focus on high-impact, high-probability risks

Continuous Testing

Medium

Regular validation and improvement of continuity plans

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Frequently asked questions

The questions compliance leads ask us most about ISO 22301.

Organisations whose customers, regulators, or contractual partners require demonstrable business continuity capability. Common cases: financial entities under DORA, NIS2 essential entities, critical suppliers to large enterprises, and providers responding to RFPs that explicitly require ISO 22301. Many firms implement the BCMS without certifying — certification is the right call when external assurance has commercial value.

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