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ISO 22301 Business continuity management system

Use these guides to implement ISO 22301 as an operating business continuity management system, not a document set. The standard's 2019 edition puts the continuity-specific work into Clause 8: business impact analysis, risk assessment, continuity strategies and solutions, business continuity plans and procedures, exercise programme, and evaluation of documentation and capabilities.

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Sorena AI
Published
Mar 4, 2026
Updated
Mar 4, 2026
What this artifact helps you do
Define BCMS scope and governance
Set boundaries, interested parties, leadership ownership, objectives, and document control so the BCMS is both auditable and usable.
Turn BIA into continuity decisions
Use impact analysis and risk assessment to select continuity strategies, resource requirements, and recovery priorities.
Prove the BCMS operates
Run an exercise programme, evaluate plans and capabilities, then close findings through audit, management review, and corrective action.
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Quick start
ISO 22301
Second edition structure
Published in 2019, with Clause 8 carrying the operational continuity work that teams need to implement and evidence.
Implementation path
Scope, leadership, BIA, risk assessment, strategies, plans, exercises, monitoring, audit, review, improvement.
Companion guidance
ISO 22313:2020 remains current and is the most useful public reference point for tailoring a BCMS approach.
ISO 22301 works when business priorities, recovery assumptions, and exercise results are explicit and maintained under change.
5
Guides
2019
Edition
Clause 8
Operations
9 to 10
Review loop
Define scope
Run BIA
Exercise plans

Topic guides

Deep dive pages for implementation planning, controls, reporting, and evidence.

1
ISO 22301 Business Impact Analysis Template
Use this ISO 22301 business impact analysis template to capture prioritized activities, impact tolerances, dependencies, recovery targets.
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2
ISO 22301 Compliance Playbook
A practical ISO 22301 compliance playbook for implementing a business continuity management system: context, leadership, planning, support.
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3
ISO 22301 FAQ
Direct answers to common ISO 22301 questions on BCMS scope, BIA, plans, exercises, certification, audit evidence.
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4
ISO 22301 Testing and Exercises
Practical ISO 22301 testing and exercises guidance for designing an exercise programme, evaluating continuity documentation and capabilities.
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5
ISO 22301 vs DORA
Compare ISO 22301 and DORA to see where a business continuity management system supports digital operational resilience and where DORA adds binding ICT.
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  • Move from artifact reading to accountable execution without rebuilding the guidance in separate files.
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