The world of standards: Order or anarchy?

Andrew Mason

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2011, vol. 5, issue 1, 421-429

Abstract: As the development of many new standards for business continuity (BC) is seen across the globe, there is the danger that some of the benefits of developing an industry code or standard are being eroded. The very definition of the term ‘standard’ — a level of quality or excellence that is accepted as the norm or by which actual attainments are judged — is at risk as the proliferation and diversification of standards in existence and under development today continue to grow almost unchecked. This paper seeks to provide a personal view on the necessity of an international certifiable standard within the BC industry, with the hope that it will influence the debate in this area. In this manner, the paper contributes to the international evolution of BC. The standards related information is based on the author’s experience as a member of the British Standards Institute’s technical committee that developed BS25999 parts 1 and 2, and his experience in implementing both standards through to certification within his own organisation. References to the Business Continuity Institute are made not as a parochial ‘British’ group, but in terms of its growing development into a true global professional membership organisation.

Keywords: BS25999; ISO22301; business continuity (BC); standards; business continuity management (BCM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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