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ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management
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ISO 22301

Business Continuity Management

Ensure your critical operations survive any disruption — from cyberattacks to power outages. Build the organisational resilience that clients and stakeholders demand.

What Is ISO 22301?

Business Continuity Management

ISO 22301 is the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS). It specifies requirements for planning, establishing, implementing, and continually improving a management system that protects against, reduces the likelihood of, and ensures your organisation recovers from disruptive incidents.

ISO 22301 is essential for any organisation where operational downtime carries serious financial, reputational, or safety consequences. It is particularly critical for financial services, technology, healthcare, government, and any sector with regulatory continuity obligations.

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ISO 22301

Why Portlanders Services?

Our Principal Consultant is a certified Lead Auditor for ISO 22301 with over 23 years of practical implementation experience. We've guided organisations through every stage — assessment to certification — and beyond.

Business Benefits

Why get ISO 22301 certified?

Protect revenue and reputation during operational disruptions

Demonstrate resilience to enterprise clients and regulators

Meet contractual continuity requirements in service agreements

Reduce recovery time and cost after any disruptive incident

Build stakeholder confidence in your operational reliability

Certification Journey

Our step-by-step process

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Step 01 Business Impact Analysis
⏱ 2–3 weeks

Identify critical business functions, dependencies, and the impact of disruption — determining recovery time and point objectives.

Deliverables
Business Impact Analysis Report
Critical Function Register
RTO/RPO Definitions
Step 02 Risk & Threat Assessment
⏱ 1–2 weeks

Assess threats that could disrupt operations — including cyber incidents, power failures, natural events, and supply chain disruption.

Deliverables
Threat Assessment Report
Risk Treatment Plan
Scenario Library
Step 03 Strategy Development
⏱ 2–3 weeks

Define continuity strategies for each critical function — including alternative sites, manual processes, and supplier arrangements.

Deliverables
Continuity Strategies Document
Resource Requirements Plan
Supplier Continuity Assessment
Step 04 Plan Development
⏱ 3–5 weeks

Write the Business Continuity Plans, Disaster Recovery Plans, and Crisis Communication Plans.

Deliverables
Business Continuity Plans
Disaster Recovery Plans
Crisis Communication Plans
Emergency Contacts Register
Step 05 Testing & Exercising
⏱ 1–2 weeks

Conduct tabletop exercises and simulations to test plan effectiveness and identify gaps.

Deliverables
Exercise Reports
Lessons Learned Register
Plan Updates
Step 06 Certification
⏱ 2–3 weeks

Conduct internal BCMS audit and support through the external ISO 22301 certification audit.

Deliverables
Internal Audit Report
Corrective Actions
Certification Achievement

What ISO 22301 Requires

  • Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for all critical functions
  • Risk assessment and continuity strategies for key threats
  • Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plans
  • Regular testing, exercising, and updating of continuity plans
  • Crisis communication and escalation procedures

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