Do you have the necessary foundation – the Gateway Evidence?
BCM Program & Governance
Intent: Direction, authority, and oversight exist and are exercised.
E1 – Established (Gateway Evidence)
Does a formally approved BCM policy, scope, roles, responsibilities, and governance structure exist?
Business Impact Analysis (BIA) & Risk Assessment
Intent: Decisions are based on a credible understanding of impact and risk.
E1 – Established (Gateway Evidence)
Does a defined organisational methodology exist for conducting BIA and continuity risk assessments?
BCM Strategies & Solutions
Intent: Chosen responses are deliberate, feasible, and proportionate.
E1 – Established (Gateway Evidence)
Does a defined organisational approach exist for developing continuity and recovery strategies?
BCM Plans & Procedures
Intent: People can act quickly and correctly under stress.
E1 – Established (Gateway Evidence)
Does a defined organisational framework exist for developing and maintaining BCM plans and procedures?
Exercising, Testing & Maintenance
Intent: Capability is proven, not assumed.
E1 – Established (Gateway Evidence)
Does defined organisational exercising, testing, and review program exist for BCM?
Culture, Training & Awareness
Intent: BCM competence exists beyond a few specialists.
E1 – Established (Gateway Evidence)
Do defined BCM roles and an organisational training and awareness framework exist?
Performance Evaluation & Continuous Improvement
Intent: BCM capability improves over time.
E1 – Established (Gateway Evidence)
Do defined organisational mechanisms exist for evaluating and improving BCM performance?
Do you need to “sharpen your pencil” and enhance your capabilities?
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