Management Systems

  • The Basics of ISO 31000 – Risk Management

    After approval by the ISO member bodies, the ISO Technical Management Board Working Group on risk management released ISO 31000:2009, Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines in November of 2009. The authors designed the standard to be…

    Avalution Team Avalution Team | Jan 19, 2011
  • Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) – How it Applies To Business Continuity

    The business continuity industry has heard a lot about Plan, Do, Check Act (PDCA) recently. Nearly every emerging standard is following this approach, from BS 25999 and NFPA 1600 (2010 edition) to the new American business continuity…

    Avalution Team Avalution Team | Jun 30, 2010
  • UPDATED: What Is A Management System?

    Content updated in September 2012 |  Originally published in January 2009 First introduced to business continuity practitioners in British Standard (BS) 25999 as a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), the management systems concept continues to gain traction in…

    Brian Zawada, FBCI Brian Zawada, FBCI | Jan 28, 2009