ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System Consulting

Prepare Your Organization to Continue and Recover When Disruption Occurs

Knowledge Kraft helps organizations establish, implement and improve practical business continuity management systems aligned with ISO 22301 and their actual operational risks.

Our consulting approach goes beyond preparing a business continuity document. We help organizations identify critical activities, understand disruption impacts, define recovery priorities and develop workable continuity arrangements for people, facilities, technology, suppliers and information.

Complete implementation, business impact analysis, continuity-plan development, exercises and certification-readiness support are available through onsite, remote and hybrid engagements.

ISO 22301 Consulting at a Glance

Service objective: To develop a practical business continuity management system that helps the organization prepare for disruption, continue prioritized activities and recover within defined timeframes.

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What Is ISO 22301?

ISO 22301 is the international standard for business continuity management systems. It provides a framework for organizations to prepare for, respond to and recover from disruptive incidents while continuing prioritized products and services at an acceptable level.

An effective BCMS connects:

The objective is not to predict every possible emergency. It is to build a structured capability for making decisions and maintaining essential operations when normal arrangements are disrupted.

Challenges We Help Customers Address

Organizations often approach Knowledge Kraft when they are facing challenges such as:

What Knowledge Kraft Delivers

A BCMS Designed Around Your Critical Operations

Knowledge Kraft works with leadership, operations, information technology, facilities, human resources, procurement, security and other relevant teams to translate ISO 22301 requirements into practical continuity arrangements. Our role may include:

The final BCMS is developed around the organization’s actual services, dependencies, resources and customer commitments.

Frequently Asked Questions

ISO 22301:2019 with Amendment 1:2024 remains the current published basis. A revised edition is under development but has not yet been published.

A BCMS is the framework used to identify critical operations, establish recovery requirements, develop continuity arrangements and continually improve organizational preparedness.

A business impact analysis evaluates how disruption affects the organization over time and helps determine critical activities, dependencies and recovery priorities.

A BIA evaluates the consequences and timing of disruption. A risk assessment evaluates possible disruption scenarios, vulnerabilities and existing controls.

No. Disaster recovery usually focuses on restoring technology, systems and data. Business continuity also addresses people, facilities, suppliers, communication and operational processes.

No. Emergency response focuses mainly on immediate safety and incident control. Business continuity focuses on maintaining and recovering prioritized operations.

No. Knowledge Kraft provides consulting, implementation, training, internal audit and readiness support. Certification is conducted independently by a certification body.

No. It cannot prevent every incident. It helps the organization improve preparedness, response, continuity and recovery.

The duration depends on the number of locations, critical services, operational complexity, existing plans and availability of process owners.

The exercise frequency should reflect the criticality of activities, organizational changes, customer requirements and previous exercise results.

Yes. Knowledge Kraft can facilitate the BIA with process owners and leadership. The organization must confirm and approve its recovery priorities.

Yes. The systems can share governance, risk management, incident response, supplier controls, internal audits and management reviews.

Yes. Knowledge Kraft can conduct an independent BCMS internal audit or train and support the organization’s internal auditors.