A well implemented Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) that allows you to continue operating in the face of adverse conditions is becoming a prerequisite for market access. It showcases that your business can recover quickly from fire, flood, theft and the wider range of threats.

World’s 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.

Universal ISO assist 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 5 Simple Steps to ISO Certification.

If your organization is looking for a standard implementation that will help you create a continuity plan and minimize potential disruptions in the future weeks and months to come, ISO 22301 may be a suitable 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.

What are the benefits of ISO 22301?

• Universal ISO strive to make ISO certification as simple as possible for our clients. To find out hassle-free it really is, take a look at our 5 Simple Steps to ISO Certification.

• ISO 22301 help your organization to better understand your business vulnerabilities & Threats and establish effective and solid business continuity management procedures

• ISO 22301 protects you with a practiced framework for disaster recovery, helping to restore infrastructure, 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

Steps to getting ISO 22301 certification

The process of getting ISO 22301 certified with Universal ISO is a trouble-free step-by-step approach.

1. Initial consultation
   We help you setting your objectives, focusing on what your business wants to achieve and how it defines success, specific in relation to your clients’ requirements. Together, you and our ISO specialist consultant will agree reasonable outcomes and delivery dates.

2. Preparing your organization’s ISO 22301 documents
   Next, the Universal ISO Consultant will the gap analysis for existing procedures and help you document the new systems that will help deliver success – both existing and how you will improve these. This manual and procedures confirm how your business should operate going forward so that it can deliver Quality Management System ISO 22301.

3. Training you to implement the ISO 22301 standard
   While the QMS documents are important document moving forward, it is even more important that it is placed to implement. We work with the top management team to ensure the ongoing framework is adopted throughout your organization.  We also develop and deliver customized training for staff to ensure understanding and implementation of ISO 22301 is meaningful. This will create consistency across your organization, transforming your business from day one so it is optimized for efficiency, continual improvement and greater profitability.

4. Audit by an external certification body
   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 is an objective view on whether your business is conforming to ISO 22301. As we will have provided excellent support and guidance to your business every step of the way, you can be assured that your ISO 22301 will be successful.

5. ISO 22301 awarded
   Once confirmed that you are ISO 22301 compliant, your organization will be issued with the certificate. This international certification will be recognized by current, potential and future clients as a mark of quality.

Universal ISO offers professional ISO 22301 consultant services in the USA. Our approach is heavily aligned with recognised best practices, i.e. ISO 22301, the International Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) Standard. Certified itself to ISO 22301, Universal ISO and our consultants can provide you with a plethora of consultancy and training services, irrespective of whether your goal is to achieve ISO 22301 certification or simply to develop and improve your BC capabilities.

‍The following describes the approach to achieving ISO 22301 but if your goal is to establish robust, dependable plans, we will just look at the initial phases. Alternatively, you may wish to seek support exercising the plans you have in place which is addressed in the exercising section below. Whatever your goals and objectives are, Universal ISO can help you to achieve those pragmatically and appropriately.

The objective of the gap analysis is to identify those areas where best practice is currently being met and for those areas where your organisation is not currently compliant, Universal ISO will recommend the most suitable remediation approach.