Business Continuity Management Planning Methodology

This paper explains the concept of business continuity management (BCM) with the specific focus on the BCM planning process and methodology. Before entering into the maintenance phase of any BCM program, the Organization BCM Coordinator needs to ensure that the project phases of the BCM planning methodology are succinctly implemented to meet the organization’s BCM objectives. This paper is an update of an earlier paper written in 1996 incorporating the author’s subsequent experiences and implementation while he is working in the financial regulatory environment. This BCM methodology is aligned with the BCM standard ISO 22301. The intent in the following dialog is to explain the BCM planning process briefly.