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Business continuityGovernance
Business continuity management system
SMCA / BCMS
In French : Système de management de la continuité d'activité
The part of the overall management system that establishes, implements, operates, monitors, reviews, maintains and improves business continuity.
Source : ISO 22301:2019
Related terms
Plan — Do — Check — Act
The continual improvement cycle underpinning all ISO management systems. Without the "check" step, the system ossifies.
Harmonized Structure (Annex SL)
The common ten-clause structure imposed on all ISO management system standards, which makes integration possible: context, leadership, planning, support, operation, evaluation, improvement.