67% of business continuity plans in LATAM have not been tested in the last 12 months. We assess BCP maturity per ISO 22301, execute simulation exercises, and deliver the improvement plan based on findings.
The organization has a documented business continuity plan but has never executed a realistic simulation exercise. Recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) are theoretical and unvalidated. Dependencies with critical suppliers and the supply chain are not mapped. Staff does not know their roles during a disruption.
During an actual disruption (cyberattack, natural disaster, critical supplier failure), the organization discovers the plan does not work when it is already too late. Actual recovery times exceed those committed contractually. Operational losses multiply due to lack of coordination. Insurers may reject claims if the BCP has no evidence of periodic testing.
We assess the existing BCP against ISO 22301 requirements, design and facilitate simulation exercises (tabletop, functional, or full-scale depending on maturity level), measure actual RTO and RPO versus declared values, and deliver a gap report with the prioritized improvement plan. For organizations with critical supply chains, we include key supplier resilience assessment.
We recommend starting with a tabletop exercise where responsible parties walk through the plan step by step against a fictional scenario. This identifies the most evident gaps without the operational risk of a full functional exercise. Once major gaps are corrected, progress to functional simulations with actual procedure activation.
ISO 22301 requires testing at planned intervals and when significant changes occur. Best practice is at least one semi-annual tabletop exercise and one annual functional exercise. Organizations in critical sectors (financial, health, energy) should conduct functional exercises every 6 months and a full-scale exercise annually.
ISO 27001 includes control A.5.30 (ICT readiness for business continuity) establishing basic continuity requirements for information systems. ISO 22301 is the complete business continuity standard covering all critical processes, not just technological ones. Organizations that depend on technology to operate need both: ISO 27001 for security controls and ISO 22301 for comprehensive operational resilience.
Assessment within 72 business hours. ISO methodology. No ties to certification bodies.
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