Business Continuity,
Auditing Plans using ISO22301

How can you ensure that your organization maintains optimal operation even in the face of unforeseen or unprecedented circumstances?

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is paramount for sustaining operations amidst known or unexpected hazards. The international standard ISO 22301 for business continuity management outlines requirements for planning, implementing, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and continually enhancing a management system to safeguard against, mitigate the likelihood of, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptive incidents as they occur. Implementing such a Business Continuity Management System involves establishing plans for auditing your management system to ensure its effectiveness and reliability when needed.

Our esteemed Anderson training course is designed to assist you in developing your approach for implementing and auditing a Business Continuity Plan, equipping you with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate these critical processes effectively.

By attending this Anderson training course, delegates will be able to:

• Appreciate the need for, dangers and best practices associated with Business Continuity Management
• Understand the requirements contained within ISO 22301
• Appreciate the relationship between ISO 22301 and other standards
• Support the implementation of an effective Business Continuity Management System
• Identify key stakeholders and understand how to gain their support and input
• Develop Business Continuity Auditing Plans
• Apply ISO 22301 requirements to auditing a Business Continuity Management System
• Champion Business Continuity Management at all levels of the organisation

This Anderson training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Business Continuity & Risk Managers
• Team leaders, supervisors, section heads and managers
• Internal Auditors
• Compliance Managers
• Project, purchasing, finance & production managers
• Technical professionals including those in Maintenance, Engineering & Operations
• Planners
• Board of Directors

• Principles of Business Continuity Management
• The Case for Business Continuity Management
• The relationship between BCMS and the compliance with the other Risk Management requirements
• Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS)
• Identifying key stakeholders and gaining their support and input
• Delegates’ organizational evaluation

• Implementation of an effective BCMS
• Understanding the requirements in ISO 22301
• The relationship between ISO 22301 and other standards
• Implementation of a BCMS in accordance with ISO 22301 & ISO/IEC 27031
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessment
• Organizational review

• Approaches to management systems auditing
• Types of systems audits & the role of the internal auditor
• Audit planning & execution
• Use of checklists
• Opening & closing meetings
• Special features in BCMS auditing

• Audit questions and questioning
• Non-Conformity Reporting
• Audit reporting
• Closing out nonconformities
• Adding additional value
• Role play exercises

• Defining priorities & proportionality to risk
• Identifying training needs
• Avoiding common issues
• Do’s & Do Not’s
• The Next Steps

Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course