FACT: 84% of UK managers benefitted from activating business continuity plans in 2010.
FACT: BS 25999 is the most popular way to assess BCM following legislation and regulation.
FACT: share price of businesses with audited business continuity management systems (BCMS) in place recovers faster after disruption than those without.
Many organizations consider themselves prepared for disruption to business continuity. “Oh yes, we have a BCMS. We’re ready.” But are they? Are you?
The confidence that you’re prepared
- Systematically work through your business continuity management system (BCMS) with step by step expert guidance for each requirement of BS 25999-2
- Identify gaps, strengths and weak spots in your BCMS at a glance
- Be confident that you are ready to undertake an external audit
- Assess your BCMS across multiple sites and assign responsibilities to multiple users, or just use it as a standalone application
What to do next
Find out more / Make an enquiry
- Email: info@bsigroup.com with your details
- Tel: +44 (0)20 8996 9001 to talk to a sales representative
What does Business Continuity Self-assessment: BS 25999 contain?:
- Self-assessment questions taking you through each clause of the BS 25999, with answer and comment fields to document compliance
- On the spot expert guidance and direct links to the relevant part of the BS 25999 or guidance publication for each requirement of the standard
- Ability to allocate responsibilities to colleagues with dates to be completed by and manage user access to sensitive information
- Tool to create instant reports based on your BCMS meaning you can document and view improvement over time, differences in compliance between sites and departments and gaps in your BCMS, at a glance
- An online library including BS 25999-1, the code of practice, and BS 25999-2, the
specification and business continuity management publications
How do I use Business Continuity Self-assessment: BS 25999?
You use Business Continuity Self-assessment: BS 25999 to work logically through the requirements of BS 25999-2, literally ensuring you’ve ticked all the boxes. For each central clause of the British Standard, BS 25999-2, you get a set of relevant questions. You answer each question, adding notes, evidence for your answer and dates for further action. This evidence trail is essential when it’s time for your external audit.
You’ll also find help on specific requirements.
- Contextual help and guidance for each question
- Hyperlinks to the relevant part of reference materials (BS 25999-1 & BS 25999-2, and expert BCM guidance publications)
Once you’ve answered the questions, you can use Business Continuity Self-assessment: BS 25999 to generate automatic reports:
- Summary report – including graphs showing progress towards completion.
- Detailed report – showing the list of questions plus answers and comments.
- Customized reports - design your own reports to show only what you need, e.g. outstanding actions or unanswered questions.
What to do next
Find out more / Make an enquiry
- Email: info@bsigroup.com with your details
- Tel: +44 (0)20 8996 9001 to talk to a sales representative
Ten reasons to subscribe to BSI's Business Continuity Self-assessment: BS 25999:
- Saves time by allowing you to work smarter as you review your business continuity management system (BCMS)
- Guides the design of your business continuity management system (BCMS) from strategy to operations and external audit, following the recognized British Standard, BS 25999-2
- Allows you to assess your organization as a whole or break it down into separate divisions, departments or units
- Provides guidance throughout the BCMS design process including tips for improving performance
- Creates a powerful framework for reviewing and assessing the system’s effectiveness under pressure
- Identifies elements that are working well but also elements needing attention or missing altogether
- Enables you to compare different parts of your organization for benchmarking purposes
- Provides cost-effective, expert guidance
- Presents an easy-to-use tool for in-house staff to work with at the time that suits them best
- Smoothes the path towards certification to BS 25999-2.