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Business continuity
Business continuity
PCA / BC
In French : Continuité d'activité
The capability of an organisation to continue delivering products and services at an acceptable predefined level following a disruption. It is a capability, not a document.
Source : ISO 22300:2021
Related terms
Resilience
The ability to absorb a shock and adapt to a changing environment. It subsumes continuity but adds adaptation and learning.
Disruption
An event, anticipated or not, that causes an unplanned negative deviation from the expected delivery of products and services.
Minimum business continuity objective
The minimum level of service acceptable to achieve the organisation's objectives during a disruption. It answers: what must we absolutely keep doing?