Business Continuity Management (BCM)
Build resilience. Safeguard business continuity.
In an increasingly connected and dynamic world, companies are exposed to a wide range of risks. Cyber attacks, IT outages, supply chain disruptions, natural events or geopolitical crises can seriously affect critical business processes.
Business Continuity Management (BCM) helps organisations to be prepared for such events and to remain able to act even in exceptional situations. PHO-Consulting supports companies in building, further developing and optimising Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) in order to recognise risks early, minimise impacts and sustainably strengthen the organisation's resilience.
What is Business Continuity Management?
Business Continuity Management is a holistic management approach to ensuring business continuity. Its aim is to identify critical processes, resources and dependencies and to define suitable measures so that companies can deliver their most important services even during severe disruptions.
Effective BCM creates:
- Greater organisational resilience
- Reduced downtime and damage
- Protection of customers, employees and business partners
- Fulfilment of regulatory requirements
- More certainty for management and stakeholders
PHO-Consulting's BCM services
1. BCM strategy and governance
Development of BCM strategies, governance models and role and responsibility structures aligned with corporate goals.
2. Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
Identification of critical business processes, resources and dependencies, and definition of recovery objectives and priorities.
3. Risk analyses
Assessment of internal and external risks and their potential impact on business continuity.
4. Contingency and recovery planning
Development of practical contingency, crisis and recovery plans for the rapid restoration of critical business services.
5. Exercises and tests
Planning and running crisis exercises, contingency tests and tabletop simulations to verify the effectiveness of existing concepts.
6. BCM assessments and audits
Assessment of existing BCM structures in terms of maturity, effectiveness and conformity with recognised standards.
Standards and regulatory requirements
PHO-Consulting supports companies in implementing and integrating relevant standards and requirements, including:
- ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management
- DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)
- NIS2
- BAIT / VAIT
- KRITIS requirements
- BSI standards
- Internal governance and compliance requirements
Why PHO-Consulting?
PHO-Consulting combines more than 30 years of experience in business continuity management, resilience, governance and organisational transformation with practical management consulting. Our consulting stands for:
- Strategic perspective and operational feasibility
- Long-standing experience in critical infrastructure and regulated industries
- Lasting embedding of resilience in the organisation
- Consulting as an equal partner for board, management and executives
- Individual solutions instead of standard concepts
Your benefits
With PHO-Consulting you create the conditions for your organisation to remain able to act even under difficult circumstances: resilient processes, clear responsibilities, reliable decisions.
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