Facts About International Organisation For Standardization (ISO)

I know to some of us reading this article, the word Standard is not strange to us. For almost every products that are established, there are standards that are expected to be followed. Some of these standards are voluntary while some are mandatory. In this article, I want to talk about all that you need to know about International Organisation For Standardization (ISO). Follow me as we are going to look at this together in this article. 

What does ISO do?

ISO is an international Organisation of National Standard bodies which membership from 160 countries around the world. Their major role is to assist individual countries around the world to set standards for anything and everything that needed to be standardized. The body ,you should know have published over 23,000 standards since 1947. These standards are applied to products that are produced in different countries around the world. 

The Principles applied…

#1 Market Response 

Please note that ISO only develop standards for which market demand exists, as a response to formal requests from industry sectors or stakeholders. Typically, the requests for a standard is communicated to national members who will now contact ISO with the request. 

#2 Global Expert Opinion

Also, ISO standards are developed by various Technical Committee setup for that purpose. This consist of expert in that field from all over the world. These experts will now negotiate all aspects of the standard, including its scope, key definitions and concepts as well. 

#3 Multi-Stakeholder process

Please note that ISO standards are developed through Technical Committees that consist of stakeholders from different fields. This committee can also consist of consumers association, academia, NGOs, Government officials and other critical stakeholders. 

#4 Based on Consensus

The development of ISO Standard is based on Consensus approach, and comments from all stakeholders are taken into account. All ISO Country members, regardless of the size of the economy, are on the same footing in terms of their inflence on standard development.

The ISO 22300 Family of Standards includes:

• ISO 22300 presents the basic concepts and vocabulary used in security and resilience standards.
• ISO 22301 defines the requirements to implement, maintain and improve a business continuity management system (BCMS) with the aim of preparing, responding, and recovering from disruptive incidents. 
• ISO/IEC TS 17021-6 includes specific competence requirements for personnel involved in the certification process for business continuity management.  
• ISO 22313 provides guidance for applying the requirements of ISO 22301. 
• ISO 22316 provides guidance to enhance organisational resilience. 
• ISO/TS 22317 provides guidance for organisations to establish, implement and manage a formal documented Business Impact Analysis (BIA) process. 
• ISO 22320 provides guidance for incident management. 
•  ISO 22322 provide guidance for developing, handling and implementing public warning before, during and after incidents. 
• ISO 22324: provide guidance for use of colour codes to inform people at risk as well as first response personnel about danger.
• ISO 22397: Provide guidance for organisations to establish partnering arrangements among each other. 
• ISO 22397 : Provide guidance for an organisation to plan, conduct and improve an exercise program.  

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Yesterday, I talked about some of the practical steps that you need to follow when you want to become PECB Certified Lead Implementer. In this article, I want to talk about some of the reasons why you should consider becoming a Certified Lead Implementer. Trust me, it is one of the best decisions that you will ever take in life. Lets look at some of those reasons together in this article. 

#1 Leading BCMS Implementation

When you write the Lead Implementer exam and you are able to pass the exam , it makes you fully qualified to be in charge in of Business Continuity Management System. If you have all the pre-requisite knowledge and you have not written and passed the exam, you will not be recognised as being qualified to Lead a Business Continuity Management process in an organisation. 

#2 Independent And Formal Recognition 

Writing the lead Implementer Exam will also gives you an independent and formal recognition of your personal competencies. You will be considered as being qualified to lead a Business Continuity Management process. You need to know that disruption is what happens not every time, having the certification will show that you are more that capable of leading the organisation when any disruption happens. 

#3 Earn Higher

One thing is very clear, employers do not really care about what you can do, they are more concerned about your certifications. It is not the certificate obtained that will perform the function, what certification bodies and your employers want to see is the certification that you have obtained. This is also the key that open doors to higher salary than a non certified individual. 

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Professional Evaluation and Certification is one of the recognized body that is saddled with the responsibility of certifying individuals as Lead Implementer for Business Continuity Management.

The Body has a rigorous exam that one must pass when you are planning to become a Lead Implementer for Business Continuity Management. In this exam, in this exam, we are going to talk about eight stages that you have to pass through when you want to become PECB Lead Implementer Certification for Business Continuity Management. Follow me as we are going to look at this in this article. 

Here are the steps…

#1 Pass the Exam

The most important fact that you need to know is that passing the exam does not automatically makes you to become a Lead Implementer. There are other things that you need to have before you are qualified to become a Lead Implementer for Business Continuity Management. One of it is that you must have being working in a related field as well. You will have to answer some objective questions and pass above average in the exam before you can be declared Certified.  

#2 PECB Code of Conduct

One of the other criteria that is expected of you before you are pronounced Certified is to adhere to the PECB Code of Conduct for the exam. You have to sign the dotted lines where you will promise that you will abide by the rules and regulations guiding the certifications before the certificate will be issued to you. 

#3  Professional Experience

As someone aspiring to be a Lead Implementer, you are expected to have at least five year professional experience if possible at a Managerial level. You need to know how things works when it comes to making decisions in an organisation if you want to succeed as a Lead Implementer.

#4 Business Continuity Related Experience

Aside from the professional experience that you are expected to have a Lead Implementer, you are also expected to have at least two years Business Continuity related experience as well. You need to have some basic experience about how to guide an organisation through disruption. This will assist you in performing better when you need to deliver as a Lead Implementer. 

#5 Related Activities 

Another important thing to note about the PECB Lead Implementer Certification is that it is not an exam that you can do Self Study and Pass. You are expected to go through a formal class where you are taken through series of activities that prepares you to becomes a PECB Lead Implementer. You must have at least 300 hours of related activity before you can become a PECB Lead Implementer. 

#6 Professional References 

As part of the conditions for becoming a Lead Implementer, you are expected to provide two professional references. These are senior Colleagues that will act as References and attest to it that you have what it takes to become a Lead Implementer. Please be informed that this fact might be cross checked before you are given a nod to go and write the exam. 

#7 Become Certified 

After you might have fulfilled all the requirements listed above, you then need to prepare to write your exam without any delay. Once you write the exam and you have the required grade, you will become a Certified PECB Lead Implementer. Get ready to enjoy your new position in the organisation without any hassle. You will definitely like the perks that comes with it. 

#8 Maintain Your Certification

Passing PECB Lead Implementer Certification is not the end of the journey, there is a need for you to maintain your certification. You need to continue to contribute to the body of knowledge. You have to continue to work along what you are certified on. You are not expected to be dormant. There will be a time that you will be certified if you want to remain industry relevant as well. 

Please note:

• Individuals who do not meet the prerequisites for the certification cannot claim to be PECB ISO 22301 Certified  Lead Implementer. 
• A Less experienced can apply for the “PECB Certified ISO 22301 Lead Implementer ” credential or “PECB Certified ISO 22301 Provisional Implementer” credential. 
• PECB Certification are valid for three years. In order to maintain and renew certification, PECB Certified Professionals must comply with certain requirements. 

Business Continuity Management has to do with variety of planes and processes that you have put in place in order to ensure that your business continues to run during disruptions. Take for example, the time that the world world has to pass through COVID-19 pandemic, companies that have Business Continuity Plans and processes in place were able to function and their businesses were not badly affected during the pandemic.

Here are some of the acronyms that has to do with Business Continuity Management.

BCC: Business Continuity Coordinator

BCM: Business Continuity Management

BCP: Business Continuity Plan

CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team

CMS: Content Management System

CPD: Continuing Professional Development 

EDMS: Electronic Document Management System

EMV: Expected Monetary Value

EOC : EMergency Operation Centre

HVAC: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

IAS: International Accreditation Service

ISO: International Organisation For Standardisation

KPI: Key Performance Indicator

LA: Lead Auditor

LI: Lead Implementer

MAO: Maximum Acceptable Outage

MBCO: Minimum Business Continuity Objective  

MoU: Memorandum of Understanding 

MTPD: Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption

NIST: National Institute of Standard and Technology

PDCA: Plan, Do , Check , Act.

PECB: Professional Evaluation And Certification Board

RM: Risk Management 

RMA: Record Management Applications

RPO: Recovery Point Objectives 

RTO: Recovery Time Objectives

WBS: Work Breakdown Structure

WHO: World Health Organisation