ISO 22301 is an international standard for Business Continuity Management System which is design to protect, prepare for, respond to, reduce the likelihood of occurrence and recover from disruptive incidents when they arise. With the help of this standard, your organization is prepared to detect and prevent threats. Moreover, it assures you that your organization will continue to operate without any major impacts and losses.
Why is this standard important for you?
If you are certified with ISO 22301 standard, it will give you the power of providing a premium level of services to your shareholders. Moreover, it secures the data backups, and also tries to minimize the major losses and maximize the recovery time of critical functions. With ISO 22301, you will enhance your knowledge and skills and you will be able to advise your organization on best practices in the management of business continuity. Moreover, this standard will help you in improving your ability to analyze and make decisions in the context of business continuity management.
Reasons why ISO 22301 is a necessity
The reasons are listed below:
- Assurance of Continued Service
- Protecting Reputation and Brand
- Reducing the risk of Business Interruption
- Greater Resilience against Disruption
- Quicker recovery from Interruption
Why implement ISO 22301?
- 50 per cent of businesses without Business Continuity Plan will fail following a major disruption.
- 40 per cent of businesses never reopen following a disaster.
- 25 per cent of remaining businesses close within two years.
What ISO 22301 training classes should I take?
There are two primary training classes for ISO 22301 Training that most consultants, auditors and practitioners take including:
- ISO 22301 Lead Auditor Training which is recommended for anyone auditing a ISO 22301 business continuity management system including internal audits, certification audits and/or compliance audits on behalf of a third party.
- ISO 22301 Lead Implementer Training which is recommended for anyone auditing, implementing and/or maintaining a business continuity program which may include performing a Business Impact Analysis (BIA), implementing or maintaining a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and/or a Disaster Recovery Plan.
Why get ISO 22301 Certified?
The organizations at one point face disruptions and this may include technology failure, flooding, utility disruption, fire or terrorist attack. The standard, irrespective of the size of the organization, helps in managing the overall business risks and provides a plan to respond and manage such incidents.
The consequences of unexpected business disruptions may be far-reaching and might involve loss of life, loss of assets or income, or the inability to deliver products and services on which the organization’s survival might depend.
Through official ISO certification, you will be able to show interested parties that you are providing reasonable assurance that you can recover from a interruption or disaster to provide the products and/or services they purchased from you.
What are the Benefits of ISO 22301?
Some of the common benefits of this standard are as follow:
- It will help to expand your knowledge to meet your business objectives.
- It will strengthen your reputation management.
- The standard will improve the recovery time and customer reliability of your organization.
- It will help you to achieve international recognition.
- Reduce legal liability
- Reduce insurance costs
- Increase sales opportunities for your products and services
- Provide your clients with Reasonable Assurance
- Reassure stakeholders, stockholders, board or directors, clients, etc.
