CHAPTER 12: CERTIFICATION

One could be forgiven for thinking that there is not much point in developing and implementing a BCMS, unless certification is achieved. Certainly, a potential customer or client is more likely to be swayed by an organisation that has been awarded a certificate, than by one that simply claims that its BCMS meets the requirements of ISO22301. In some organisations, the competitiveness and due diligence drivers may not be as important as in others, yet they may still have the assurance that they have developed and implemented a BCMS according to good, or even best, practice.

But for many, certification is worth the relatively small amount of additional effort and cost.

Essentially, the certification body will be assessing ...

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