Lead Auditor ISO 22301 – BCMS

About ISO 22301:

The ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System Lead Auditor course aims to qualify participants to lead and conduct audits of business continuity management systems and implement its processes to verify the efficiency of the business continuity system within organizations and support continuous improvement. The course includes the following topics:

1. Understanding the Standard Requirements:

This section aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the standards to be audited:

• The basic concepts and principles of a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).
• An introduction to the scope and importance of the standard in the context of global Business Continuity Management System.
• A detailed explanation of the standard requirements (e.g., context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement).
• The relationship between ISO 22301 and other management systems
• Developing the audit plan and managing the audit team.
• Interviewing skills and gathering objective evidence.
• Effectively managing the opening and closing audit meetings.
• Writing a professional audit report
• Identifying nonconformities and following up on corrective actions.
• Effective leadership and communication during the audit.

2. Implementing a Business Continuity Management System

• Identify internal and external issues.
• Identify stakeholders and their requirements.
• Commitment to the Business Continuity policy.
• Roles and responsibilities of senior management.
• Identify environmental aspects and associated impacts.
• Assess risks and opportunities.
• Define environmental objectives and programs to achieve them.
• Resources, competencies, awareness, communication, and document control.
• Operational control, environmental emergency response.
• Monitoring and measurement, internal audit, and management review.
• Nonconformities, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.

3. Audit Principles and Guidelines

This section focuses on the methodological foundations of the audit process:

• Understanding the organization and its context, and identifying stakeholders (internal and external).
• Defining the scope of the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).
• Business continuity policy, and the roles and responsibilities of senior management.
• Addressing risks and opportunities, and defining business continuity objectives.
• Defining roles, responsibilities, and authorities within the system.
• The importance of a business continuity culture within the organization.
• Planning for changes in the system.
• Human and technical resources.
• Competency, training, and awareness.
• Internal and external communication.
• Documented and controlled information.
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA).
• Assessing risks related to business disruptions.
• Developing business continuity strategies and responses.
• Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Contingency Plan.
• Testing and updating plans periodically.
• Monitoring, measurement, analysis, evaluation, internal auditing, and management review.
• Continuous improvement of system effectiveness, addressing nonconformities, and implementing corrective actions.

4. Auditor Competency and Requirements:

• Developing the audit plan and managing the audit team.
• Interviewing skills and gathering objective evidence
• Effectively managing the opening and closing audit meetings.
• Writing a professional audit report.
• Identifying nonconformities and following up on corrective actions.
• Effective leadership and communication during the audit
• Risk analysis to prioritize audits
• Assessing and analyzing threats and risks and selecting audits.

5. Case Studies and Practical Exercises:

• Analyzing Real Scenarios.
• Simulating Audits.
• Discussing Potential Nonconformities.

6. Preparing for the Final Exam

• Comprehensive Review of the Material.
• Sample Questions.
• Exam Passing Strategies.