A Manager's Guide to ISO22301

INTRODUCTION

BS25999-2, the predecessor to ISO22301, was first published in November 2007, yet, after five years, business continuity continues to be something of a mystery to a great many people involved in running organisations today. The majority are not actually required, either by law or by anybody else, to demonstrate any form of business continuity arrangements, so business continuity management (BCM) has not, until recently, been seen as a priority for these organisations. The global economic recession has also reduced the emphasis, placed by many, upon operational risk management and supplier assurance.

Yet the world continues to change. There is an apparent growth in the number of threats to the ability of organisations to continue ...