ISO 22301
BCM Certification

ISO 22301 is the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems. Achieve certified BCM capability to demonstrate organisational resilience, maintain critical operations during disruptions, and meet regulatory and stakeholder expectations.

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Business Impact Analysis Recovery Objectives Continuity Strategy Exercise Programme
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Business Continuity
Certified
Impact Analysis
Mapped
Recovery Plan
Active
Exercise & Test
Validated
Supply Chain
Secured
Crisis Comm
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BIA and Risk Assessment
Continuity Strategy & Plans
Exercise and Testing Programme
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What We Do

ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management

ISO 22301:2019 specifies requirements for a Business Continuity Management System to protect against, reduce the likelihood of, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptive incidents. Certification demonstrates that your organisation can maintain critical functions under stress and recover within defined timeframes.

Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

Identify critical business processes, quantify operational and financial impacts over time, and establish Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption and Recovery Time Objectives.

Risk Assessment for Disruption Scenarios

Evaluate likelihood and impact of disruption scenarios including natural disasters, cyber attacks, supply chain failures, and infrastructure outages on critical operations.

Current Continuity Capability Evaluation

Assess existing business continuity arrangements, recovery capabilities, and organisational readiness against ISO 22301 requirements and defined recovery objectives.

Supply Chain and Third-Party Dependency Mapping

Map critical supply chain dependencies, assess third-party continuity arrangements, and identify single points of failure in the value chain.

Regulatory and Contractual BCM Requirements

Identify applicable BCM regulatory obligations from RBI, SEBI, DORA, and sector-specific mandates, alongside contractual continuity commitments to clients and partners.

Gap Assessment Against ISO 22301:2019

Conduct a structured gap assessment comparing your current BCM practices against all ISO 22301:2019 clauses to establish a clear certification roadmap.

Business Continuity Strategy Development

Develop continuity strategies for each critical process, selecting appropriate response options, resource requirements, and recovery approaches aligned with BIA outcomes.

Business Continuity Plan Documentation

Create comprehensive BCPs covering activation procedures, roles and responsibilities, communication protocols, and detailed recovery procedures for each critical function.

Crisis Communication and Response Framework

Implement crisis communication plans covering internal stakeholders, customers, regulators, media, and partners with defined escalation paths and notification timelines.

Supply Chain Continuity Measures

Implement supplier continuity requirements, contractual BCM obligations, alternate supplier strategies, and joint exercise programmes with critical third parties.

ICT Disaster Recovery Implementation

Design and implement ICT disaster recovery solutions covering RPO and RTO requirements, backup and restoration procedures, failover mechanisms, and alternate processing sites.

Awareness Training and Competency Building

Deliver BCM awareness programmes, role-specific training for BCP activation teams, and tabletop exercise facilitation to build organisational continuity competency.

Exercise and Testing Programme

Design and execute a structured exercise programme including tabletop exercises, functional drills, and full-scale simulations to validate BCP effectiveness and identify improvements.

BCP Review and Update Cycles

Conduct periodic BCP reviews triggered by organisational changes, exercise outcomes, incident learnings, and regulatory updates to maintain plan currency and effectiveness.

Supply Chain Continuity Monitoring

Continuously monitor critical supplier continuity posture, track contractual BCM compliance, and reassess supply chain resilience against evolving threat scenarios.

Management Review and Performance Evaluation

Facilitate management reviews of BCM system performance, analyse exercise results and incident data, and drive continual improvement aligned with ISO 22301 requirements.

Internal Audit Programme

Conduct internal BCM audits against ISO 22301 clauses, evaluate control effectiveness, identify non-conformities, and track corrective actions to closure.

Certification Surveillance Support

Prepare for annual surveillance audits and recertification, maintain documented evidence of BCM system operation, and address auditor findings to sustain certification.

Who Needs ISO 22301 BCM Certification

Does ISO 22301 Apply to Your Organisation?

Financial Services and Banking

Banks, NBFCs, payment system operators, and capital market entities with regulatory BCM mandates from RBI, SEBI, and DORA requiring documented continuity capability.

Critical Infrastructure and Utilities

Energy, telecommunications, transport, and water utilities where service continuity is essential for public safety and national resilience.

Healthcare and Manufacturing

Hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and supply chain operators where operational disruption risks patient safety, product integrity, and regulatory compliance.

Methodology

How We Build Your ISO 22301 BCM Certification Programme

A structured six-phase process from initial gap assessment and BIA through to certification audit and ongoing surveillance support.

Phase 01
ISO 22301 Gap Assessment and BIA

Conduct a gap assessment against ISO 22301:2019 requirements and perform Business Impact Analysis to identify critical processes, MTPD, and recovery objectives.

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Phase 02
Risk Assessment and Continuity Strategy

Evaluate disruption scenarios through risk assessment, develop continuity strategies for each critical process, and select response options aligned with BIA outcomes.

Phase 03
Business Continuity Plan Development

Document comprehensive BCPs covering activation procedures, roles and responsibilities, communication protocols, and detailed recovery procedures for critical functions.

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Phase 04
Crisis Communication and DR Implementation

Implement crisis communication frameworks, ICT disaster recovery solutions covering RPO and RTO, and supply chain continuity measures with critical third parties.

Phase 05
Exercise Programme and Internal Audit

Execute structured exercise programme including tabletop and functional drills, conduct internal BCM audits against ISO 22301 clauses, and address non-conformities.

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Phase 06
Certification Audit and Ongoing Surveillance

Support Stage 1 and Stage 2 certification audits, address findings, and provide ongoing surveillance audit preparation to sustain ISO 22301 certification year-round.

FAQ

Questions We Get Asked Often

ISO 22301 is the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems. It provides a framework to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain, and continually improve a documented BCM system to protect against, reduce the likelihood of, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptive incidents.

Organisations in financial services, critical infrastructure, healthcare, manufacturing, and any sector where operational disruption poses significant risk to stakeholders, public safety, or regulatory compliance benefit from ISO 22301 certification.

ISO 27001 addresses information security management, protecting data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. ISO 22301 focuses on business continuity, ensuring critical operations continue during and after disruptions. They are complementary and often implemented together.

Organisations with existing BCM practices typically achieve certification in 4 to 6 months. Those starting from scratch may require 8 to 12 months depending on organisational complexity and the maturity of existing continuity arrangements.

Costs depend on organisational size, scope, and existing BCM maturity. Certification body fees, consultant support, and internal resource allocation all factor in. Contact Scyverge for a tailored readiness assessment and cost estimate.
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Achieve ISO 22301 BCM Certification

Start with an ISO 22301 readiness assessment and build a clear roadmap from BIA and continuity strategy through certification audit and ongoing surveillance.

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