Many would argue that a standard for business continuity management is well overdue. It almost certainly is. The publication schedule for the forthcoming series of standards is therefore a welcome sight. These will form the BS 25999 series, which replace PAS56, a publicly available paper published in 2003, partly for comment.
The former is most closely aligned with PAS56, although it is the latter against which certification will eventually be awarded. The approach broadly views the relationships of BCM through the organization as follows (from PAS56):
Publication Dates
According to BSI, "late spring" will see a Draft for Public Comment (DPC) available for BS 25999-1. The standard will be finally published towards the end of 2006 (provisional). BS25999 will be published early in 2007 (provisional).
