ISO 22301 Business Continuity 

Obtaining an ISO 22301 certification for Business Continuity provides a basis for planning to ensure your long-term survivability following a disruptive event. As ISO 22301 Consultants, we can coach you through each element of the certifications to help you achieve success. 

Your Business Continuity plans need to be clear, concise and tailored to the needs of the business. It is a comprehensive process to ensure the continuation and improvement of business in the face of whatever challenges your firm may face. It needs to be considered not only by large businesses but smaller businesses too.

ISO 22301 identifies the fundamentals of business continuity management and provides a basis for understanding, developing and implementing business continuity management within your organisation.

ISO 22301:2019 specifies the requirements to:

• Identify crucial risk factors already affecting your organisation.
• Understand your organisation’s needs and obligations.
• Establish, implement, and maintain your BCMS.
• Measure your organisation’s overall capability to manage disruptive incidents.
• Guarantee conformity with stated business continuity policy.

As an ISO 22301 Consultant, we specialise in helping you to implement and maintain your ISO 22301 certification. We work with organisations all over the UK and can also assist with international locations. We have experience working in 27 other countries.

When you choose to work with an ISO 22301 consultant, we can help you in the following areas;

• Conduct an ISO 22301 Gap Analysis – Gap analysis helps establish your strengths and weaknesses and where we can help.
• ISO 22301 E-learning – Our isologyhub provides various online courses so you can learn at your own pace. 
• ISO 22301 isologists® – We have a skilled team of ISO 22301 consultants who can help you implement a successful Business Continuity Management System. We have experience working internationally across many sectors, from London to the UAE.
• Conduct Internal Audits – Our consultants can help you plan and conduct Internal Audits to verify your compliance with ISO 22301.
• On-Site Support – We will be on-hand to provide support during External Audits carried out by Certification Bodies.
• Request a quote for Certification – We can send a request for a quote to 3 UKAS-certified Certification Bodies on your behalf. This is done free of charge on request.

There are several benefits of ISO 22301. Many businesses choose to achieve the certification for the following reasons:

• Minimises disruptions and financial loss during even minor events.
• Increases reliability and productivity for your company
• Demonstrates to stakeholders the enhanced capability to handle disruption and protect brand reputation.
• Identifies the threats to your company’s key products, services and assets.
• Encourages you to plan and exercise controls to minimise the threats and aid in the prompt resumption of service
• Protects your market share, reputation and brand.
• Gives you a competitive advantage and increased market share
• Companies that don’t have good business continuity plans often fail to survive a business disruption. Good continuity planning can make a difference and make companies more profitable in the long run.

As ISO 22301 consultants, we have the knowledge and expertise required to help you with your certification. To find out more about how we work we have a Podcast success story available HERE

In various industries, an ISO 22301 certification is now a very common demand during the PQQ (Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire) stage of the tendering process.

In a tendering application document, it can be challenging to successfully structure, format, and communicate how your company manages and responds to disruptive events.

By achieving ISO 22301 Certification, your business will have proof of a well-documented Business Continuity Management System that has been implemented and executed. Having these policies and procedures in place now means that the majority of the responses to tendering questions will be easily accessible.

Want to know more about our ISO 22301 consultancy service? We have a 3 part podcast series discussing ISO 22301 Steps to Success in more detail, available on iTunes and Soundcloud. Each episode is accompanied by a blog for further reading:

• ISO 22301 Steps to Success – Part 1
• ISO 22301 Steps to Success – Part 2
• ISO 22301 Steps to Success – Part 3

Need help with ISO 22301 consultancy? We’d be happy to help; simply Contact Us