- Provides a basis for understanding business continuity management
- Provides a means of measurement that is consistent and recognized
- Provides a system based on established good practice
The standard was prepared by BSI Technical Committee BCM/1 whose membership included representatives from the financial services industry, government, academia, the emergency services, business organizations and a number of specialist practitioners from around the world.
It has been designed to be applicable to all sizes and types of organizations as the broad principles and practices described can be adapted to suite each individual organisation, considerable flexibility exists in implementation of the standard although many industry sectors have a mature business continuity capability, many do not, particularly small to medium business.
Having a non prescriptive, moderately easy to understand and consistent set of principles will enable business continuity to mature in a greater number of businesses. BSI have delivered a standard for the needs of the British market but it is just as applicable in New York or Munich as it is in London.
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