Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #332: What Belongs in a Resilience Policy

Most resilience policies are either a mission statement with a logo or a forty-page plan wearing a policy’s name tag. Bryan Strawser of Bryghtpath recently reviewed a global company’s business continuity policy that failed four of ISO 22301’s six requirements. Nowhere did it require anyone to exercise anything. In this episode, Bryan explains what a resilience policy actually is: the three-to-five-page charter that gives your entire program its authority. He walks through the seven elements that belong in it, from scope and executive commitment to program requirements, framework alignment, and reporting. He also covers the four most common ways policies go …