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ISO 22301 BCMS Internal Audit Checklist (Word)

Audit a business continuity management system: impact analysis, strategies, plans and exercises.

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Updated 17 Oct 2026
Standard
ISO 22301
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BIA · plans · exercises
Evidence
Exercise records
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ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System Audit Checklist — ___

Scope / period: ___ | Prepared by: ___ | Reviewed by: ___ | Date: ___

Checklist for an internal audit of a business continuity management system (BCMS). Use this with the current text of the standard and the organisation's own documented procedures; clause wording and requirements change between editions, so check the edition you are audited against. Record evidence seen, not only answers given.

Raise each "No" as a nonconformity or observation under the organisation's own grading and corrective action procedure. Auditor: ________ | Auditee: ________ | Date: ________

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What should a BCMS audit look at first?
The business impact analysis, because the recovery priorities and strategies all rest on it.
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