ISO 22301 – Business Continuity

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If you’re looking for a framework that will help you create a continuity plan and minimize potential disruptions, ISO 22301 may be a viable option. ISO 22301 helps you to understand and minimize the risks of challenging and unexpected disruptions, actively promoting to all that you are prepared, thus protecting your business, staff, reputation, and future.

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What are the benefits of ISO 22301?

ISO 22301 will help you to understand your business vulnerabilities better and establish effective and robust business continuity management procedures
ISO 22301 will arm you with a rehearsed framework for disaster recovery, helping to restore infrastructure, the flow of information and key objectives quickly and effectively
The standard will enable you to develop and execute failsafe strategies to deal with everything from minor incidents to major disasters
The ISO 22301 framework will minimize the risk of disruption and safeguard both your staff and your reputation
Provide your stakeholders and customers with absolute confidence in your reliability
Open your business up to new global market opportunities

A resilient business continuity management system that allows you to continue operating in the face of disruption is becoming a prerequisite for market access. Show that your business can recover quickly from fire, flood, theft, and a wider range of threats.

Our global economy is growing evermore complex and interdependent. Continued operations in the event of a disaster or minor incident are a fundamental requirement for any business. Having a contingency plan in place is essential in order to maintain business activity.

IMSM strive to make ISO certification as simple as possible for our clients. To find out how trouble-free it really is, take a look at our simple steps to ISO certification.

Steps to getting ISO 22301 certified

Working towards ISO 22301 certification with IMSM is a trouble-free, step-by-step approach.

Initial consultation
We help you outline your goals, focusing on what your business wants to achieve and how it defines success, particularly in relation to your client’s requirements. You and your ISO consultants will agree on reasonable outcomes and delivery dates.
Producing your organization’s ISO 22301 manual system documentation
Next, the IMSM consultant will audit your existing procedures and help you document the new systems that will help deliver success – both existing and how you will improve these. The manual system documentation sets out how your business should operate going forward so that it can deliver ISO 22301.
You will be able to view the manual system documentation, along with most other relevant documentation, on our client portal IMSMLoop. It offers a comprehensive insight into the progress of your ISO implementation, along with copies of the relevant audit reports, certifications, and any necessary corrective actions. The portal serves as a central hub for tracking your ISO journey.
Training you to adopt the ISO 22301 framework
While the manual system documentation is a vital document moving forward, it is even more important that it gets put to practical use. We work with the senior management team to ensure the framework is embedded throughout your organization. We can also develop and deliver tailored training for staff to ensure that the understanding and implementation of ISO 22301 is watertight. This will create consistency across your organization, transforming your business from day one so it is optimized for efficiency, continual improvement, and greater profitability.
Submission to a third-party external auditor
Before you can be awarded the ISO 22301 certification, your organization applies to the third-party certifying body that you have selected to conduct your audit. This audit objectively determines whether your business conforms to ISO 22301, and the relevant accompanying documentation is accessible through our client portal, IMSMLoop.

As we have provided excellent support and guidance to your business every step of the way, you can rest assured that your ISO 22301 certification will be successful.

Why IMSM?

Simple: We make it simple. Since 1994, we’ve been helping businesses achieve ISO certification and have over 150 experts worldwide. With 15,000+ clients trusting us to implement their ISOs, we have proven to be experts capable of handling the logistical heavy lifting, saving your company precious time. With a transparent fixed fee, flexible approach, and real-time access to updates, documentation, and an array of other features through IMSMLoop, we work with your organization to make ISO 22301 implementation as straightforward and beneficial as possible.

We strive to do this with our:

– World-class gap analysis
– Experienced and diverse ISO consultants
– Regular updates, provided through IMSMLoop
– Flexible terms and contract
– Fixed fee
– Full implementation

How can ISO specialists help your business?

Getting started with ISO 22301 certification might seem daunting; this is often the reason why businesses enlist the help of an ISO consultant. For thirty years, we’ve supported and guided organizations like yours through certification. Our experienced consultants take the lead on auditing your business, helping you use the results to enhance your quality management system. If necessary, there is also plenty of room for training.

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