ISO 22301 — Business Continuity Standard

Build a resilient BCDR capability aligned with the world's leading business continuity standard.

SIB & ISO 22301 — Aligned from the Ground Up

Stay In Business lets your organization develop a highly resilient BCDR planning capability in sync with the ISO 22301 standard. SIB covers all interested groups — stakeholders, investors, customers, and the public — that form part of this standard. An organization with an ISO 22301-compliant Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) will withstand and emerge strong after disruptions of any kind.

ISO 22301 absorbed the salient features and requirements from earlier business continuity standards including BS 25999, NIST 800-34, and NFPA 1600 — making it the most comprehensive single reference for building a business continuity capability.

  • Top-to-bottom organizational involvement in BC processes
  • Defined resource requirements for BC tasks
  • All workflows built around Plan-Do-Check-Act
  • Culture of continuous improvement embedded throughout
The PDCA Methodology
Plan

Define scope, roles, responsibilities, and analyze impact on people, processes, infrastructure, and technology

Do

Execute the plan using controls to manage processes and procedures within the system

Check & Act

Evaluate against qualitative and quantitative metrics — then make necessary changes based on identified gaps

What ISO 22301 Focuses On

ISO 22301 is primarily focused on establishing a business continuity management system within organizational culture — not just as a document.

Organizational Culture Integration

ISO 22301 embeds business continuity into the organizational culture — ensuring the entire hierarchy from top to bottom is directly involved in the BC process and can be held accountable if something goes wrong on their part.

  • Leadership accountability built in
  • All levels actively engaged
  • BC part of daily operations

Resource Requirements

Outlining resource needs for various business continuity tasks is a core focus. SIB lets you identify key personnel with relevant skills and expertise, delegate responsibilities, and define the processes needed for each stage of the BCMS lifecycle.

  • Skills-based personnel mapping
  • Clear responsibility delegation
  • Defined process ownership

Continuous Improvement

All workflows are designed around the Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology. Operations are continuously streamlined through a cycle of planning, implementing, testing, assessing, and improving — ensuring the BCMS remains relevant as the organization evolves.

  • Plan → Implement → Test
  • Assess → Improve cycle
  • Ongoing relevance maintenance

Business Continuity Management Execution with SIB

The success of any BC capability hinges on an efficient management framework. SIB supports every stage of ISO 22301-aligned execution.

BC Policy Development

SIB lets you outline a contextually relevant business continuity policy — documented, version-controlled, and accessible to all authorized personnel at any time.

Role & Responsibility Definition

Identify key personnel with the relevant skills and expertise. Clearly delegate responsibilities across the organization to ensure accountability at every level of the BCMS.

Process Definition

Define and document all business continuity processes — with logical sequencing, task interdependencies, and clear ownership for each workflow stage.

Testing & Exercises

Regular drills and exercises validate the plan's relevance. SIB supports structured testing against predefined qualitative and quantitative metrics aligned with ISO 22301 requirements.

Performance Evaluation

Evaluate the plan against a set of predefined metrics — identifying gaps between current capability and the standard's requirements to drive targeted improvements.

Continual Improvement

SIB can assist you in developing a detailed BC strategy to embrace ISO 22301 fully — with built-in improvement cycles that ensure your BCMS matures alongside the organization.

ISO 22301 absorbed all salient features and requirements from earlier business continuity standards — including BS 25999, NIST 800-34, and NFPA 1600 — consolidating decades of best practice into a single, universally applicable framework. Stay In Business is designed to map directly to this standard, making ISO 22301 alignment a natural outcome of using the SIB platform rather than a separate compliance project.

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