ISO 22301 Assessment

ISO 22301 is the international standard for business continuity management systems (BCMS), setting out requirements for planning, implementing, and maintaining the capability to continue delivering critical business functions during and after a disruption. An ISO 22301 assessment reviews an organisation's business continuity planning, risk analysis, and resilience testing practices against the standard, identifying where existing arrangements fall short of what would be needed to withstand a real disruptive event. This matters to any organisation for which sustained downtime, whether from a cyber incident, natural event, or operational failure, would have serious business or safety consequences.

Why This Matters

Disruptive events are increasingly likely to originate from cyber incidents as well as traditional causes such as natural disasters or supplier failure, and organisations without tested continuity plans often discover gaps only when it is too late to correct them. A credible BCMS reduces recovery time, limits financial and reputational damage, and reassures customers, regulators, and insurers that critical services can be sustained under pressure. Certification against ISO 22301 also signals a level of organisational maturity that is increasingly sought after in supplier due diligence and regulatory assessments.

How We Help

Business Impact Analysis

We assist in identifying critical business functions, dependencies, and recovery time objectives, forming the foundation on which realistic continuity plans can be built.

Continuity Plan Development and Gap Assessment

We assess existing business continuity and disaster recovery plans against ISO 22301 requirements, identifying gaps in scope, ownership, and detail that would undermine their effectiveness during an actual event.

Exercise and Testing Programme Review

We review the organisation's approach to testing continuity plans, including tabletop exercises and simulations, ensuring that plans are validated regularly rather than left untested until they are needed.

Certification Readiness

We help organisations prepare documentation, governance structures, and evidence needed to pursue or maintain ISO 22301 certification, including support through internal audits and management review cycles.

Who Needs This

• Organisations for which downtime carries significant financial or safety risk
• Critical infrastructure and essential service providers
• Companies required by customers or regulators to demonstrate continuity capability
• Organisations seeking to formalise disaster recovery and continuity planning

Our Approach

We ground business continuity planning in a realistic understanding of the organisation's operations and dependencies, rather than generic templates that look reassuring on paper but fail under real conditions. Our assessments aim to leave organisations with continuity arrangements that have actually been tested and that staff understand how to execute.

Get in Touch

To discuss how we can support you with ISO 22301 assessment, write to us at info@agarwalurs.com.