When times are tough, it doesn’t take much to put business at risk. For example, do you have plans in place for when staff simply cannot get to work? What if a key person leaves or your office is hit by a catastrophic power failure?
By looking for organisations to build such contingencies into the routine responsibilities of every manager, BS 25999 is designed to keep your business going during the most challenging and unexpected circumstances.
Providing a basis for understanding, developing and implementing business continuity within your organisation, it contains a comprehensive set of requirements based on Business Continuity Management (BCM) best practice throughout the whole BCM lifecycle.
BS 25999 has the same management structure as ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and other management standards and provides a logical framework for organisations to follow.
The Benefits
The benefits of working with BS 25999 to support business continuity are widespread and can include:
- Improved resilience when faced with disruption
- Improved protection and enhancement of your reputation and brand
- Opening of new markets and help to win new business
- Securing more contracts in a more cost effective way
- Identification of opportunities for business improvement
- Reduced insurance premiums
- Contribution towards achieving ISO 27001 and Lexcel
Next Steps
At idg we are committed to working with organisations of all sizes and sectors to improve performance, develop and grow – and we can help you to explore BS 25999 as a way to do just that.
Whether you are looking for in-house training around the Standard, advisory and implementation support or a third party self assessment or diagnostic, do not hesitate to get in touch to arrange a free initial visit.