🔄 Business Continuity (ISO 22301)

Learn how to keep your organization running through any disruption — the BCMS lifecycle, Business Impact Analysis, RTO/RPO/MTPD, risk assessment, recovery strategies, plans, exercising, audits and the key ISO 22301:2019 clauses 4–10. The course is organized into 7 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is free awareness-level training designed for anyone who needs a practical, working understanding of the topic.

What you'll learn

• What is ISO 22301 and why a BCMS?
• The BCMS lifecycle & key clauses (PDCA)
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
• RTO, RPO, MTPD & MBCO
• Risk assessment & recovery strategies
• Plans, incident response & exercising
• Leadership, audit & continual improvement

Learning objectives

• Explain what ISO 22301:2019 is and why organizations build a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS)
• Describe the business continuity lifecycle and how it maps to the auditable clauses 4–10
• Run a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and rank prioritized activities by criticality and urgency
• Define, calculate and apply RTO, RPO, MTPD and MBCO correctly
• Carry out a continuity risk assessment and choose proportionate recovery strategies for people, premises, technology, information and suppliers
• Build, validate, exercise and continually improve business continuity plans and incident response
• Recognise the role of leadership, top management commitment, audits and management review in a certified BCMS