Clause 8.3 of the ISO 22301:2019 (ISO 22301) Standard for Business Continuity states that: “Based on the outputs from the business impact analysis and risk assessment, the organization shall identify and select business continuity strategies that consider options for before, during and after disruption. The business continuity strategies shall be comprised of one or more […]
Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/29/which-companies-are-coming-through-during-the-coronavirus-crisis https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/24/wetherspoons-denies-abandoning-staff-in-coronavirus-crisis
As we know, many organisations have the majority, if not all, of their staff, working from home in as close to ‘business as usual’ mode as possible. Business as usual includes compliance, and ensuring and maintaining the planned approach. One aspect of this is business continuity (BC) and exercising. URM has run a number of […]
Recently, URM delivered a webinar on pandemic planning. This blog will look at the key questions which arose during the webinar. Once we have considered and addressed any immediate staff welfare issues, our attention needs to turn to how we maximise the operational effectiveness of our business in these unprecedented times. Stepping back, the majority […]
It’s official, as of Wednesday 11 March, Covid-19 is declared a global pandemic! Whilst not unexpected and, let’s be honest this declaration doesn’t actually change much, it confirms what we’ve probably known for several weeks and months – that coronavirus is here. It is still unclear as to the level of affect or impact it […]
Following the publication of various draft versions of the Standard, BS EN ISO 22301:2019 was released last week. In this week’s Blog, URM provides you with its analysis of 5 key differences from the 2012 version of this International Standard for Business Continuity Management Systems. • The 2019 edition is significantly less detailed and prescriptive than […]
