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title: Mapping of BCM Planning Methodology with the ISO22301 Elements in BC Program
description: Mapping of BCM Planning Methodology with the ISO22301 Elements in BC Program
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##### Business Continuity Management ISO22301 Series
# Mapping of BCM Planning Methodology with the ISO22301 Elements in BC Program
Since the ISO standard for business continuity management was published in 2012 and updated in 2019, the BCM Institute has continued to train its participants in the seven-phase planning methodology.
The strength of the seven-phase approach is that it is modular, with a specific deliverable after each implementation. To maintain rigour, the seven-phase methodology is aligned with the requirements of ISO22301:2019.
[Moh Heng Goh](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/blog/author/moh-heng-goh) Feb 19, 2019
###### Business Continuity Management Certified Planner-Specialist-Expert
[](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/065689b0-d471-49e6-9981-ad108771ca1a)One key to implementing and managing your BC program is to understand that regardless of the international or national BCM standard adopted, as a BCM [Implementer](https://www.bcm-institute.org/certification/business-continuity-management-certification/business-continuity-certified-specialist-bccs/)or [Auditor](http://www.bcm-institute.org/courses/iso-22301-bcms-audit), you should be able to adapt and adopt a common approach without making significant changes to your current BC program.
The key is to use the [BCM Planning Methodology](http://www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/BCM_Planning_Process_or_Methodology) as a standard approach within your organization. Click the icon on the right to read more.
Having had the chance to write the Singapore BCM standard SS540, which is now subsumed as part of ISO22301, I have learned that most BCM standards are similar, except that they tend to be written to look different from each other. However, the content is usually identical, especially the BC program elements.
This will not differ from the ISO 22301 standard, as the BCMS is mapped to its corresponding BCM planning methodology.
In the ISO 22301 Requirement document, the BC program element is highlighted as the “DO” component of the PDCA cycle. The details of the “DO” component are clearly highlighted as the BC program element in the ISO 22313 standard guidance.
Finally, a comparison chart maps the BCM Planning Methodology (Top row in Blue) to the elements of the BC Program as spelt out in ISO 22313 (Left column in diagram coloured in red). For those who need more details on the standard, there is an ISO 22313. It is to help professionals map the elements of the ISO 22301 standard into a formal planning methodology.
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