Business Continuity Management: BCM consulting that gets things done

Business continuity management (BCM) minimises business risks. Whether it's a cyberattack, loss of data access due to a ransomware attack, unforeseen staff and production downtime, or natural disasters: unpredictable events can severely disrupt business processes and interrupt business operations – with enormous economic consequences. With BCM, you can actively counteract this. Secure your business-critical processes and resources in advance so that your business continues to run reliably today, tomorrow and in the future.
How does BCM work?

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What Is BCM?

Business continuity management (BCM) is a holistic management process. BCM is therefore the tool that entrepreneurs use to identify potential threats to their organisation, analyse their impact on their business processes and maintain business operations without interruption at all times. BCM is therefore your emergency plan for serious incidents. Although senior management is primarily responsible for setting up a BCM, its implementation should be supported by a team of experts.

What Are the Benefits and ROI of BCM for Your Organization?

Minimization of Financial Losses
Ensuring Business Continuity
Compliance with Legal and Regulatory Requirements
Improved Organizational Resilience

How vulnerable is your company?
The 8-question reality check for your organisation.

Unexpected failures happen faster than you think. The crucial question is: Are you prepared? In our compact 30-minute reality check, you will receive:

A brief management assessment of your company's current position
Strengths, gaps and areas for action shown at a glance
a structured overview for your internal classification

You gain valuable guidance – without any effort or obligation.

free consultation

Your introduction to BCM for quickly minimising risks.

BCM Readiness Check

Assessing the current status of your BCM

How crisis-proof is your company? Our BCM readiness check provides clarity about your BCM status.

Optionally, cloud and supplier resilience can be integrated for a holistic picture of your resilience.

Your benefit: transparency regarding your BCM status quo and clear priorities for management decisions.

Crisis & Emergency Manual

Clear procedures for emergencies

Who takes on which tasks in an emergency? You will receive a practical crisis and emergency manual that clearly regulates organisational and operational processes – from alerting and communication to restarting operations.

Your benefit: Clear responsibilities, structured processes and the ability to act quickly in an emergency.

Business impact & priority check

Creating clarity – without a major project

Which processes must never come to a standstill in an emergency? We analyse five business-critical processes in a targeted manner – quickly, focused and practical. The ideal first step before a complete business impact analysis (BIA).

Your benefit: Focus on the essentials and clear prioritisation of resources.

BCM – Identify and Minimize Risks Within Your Processes. A Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) consists of several interlinked components that work together seamlessly:

Understanding the Organization

The first step is to establish the framework for the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), including conducting Business Impact Analyses to identify critical business processes and resources. This is followed by a risk assessment to evaluate potential threats and vulnerabilities.

BCM Design

Based on the organizational analysis, the company develops strategies to strengthen its resilience. This enables the organization to respond quickly and effectively to disruptions.

Emergency Planning

Now it’s time to move into implementation. Emergency planning defines specific measures and clear action guidelines for responding quickly and effectively to unforeseen events.

Testing & Exercises

The effectiveness of the measures and emergency plans is regularly tested through drills and exercises to ensure their reliability. If necessary, the measures are promptly adjusted based on the results.

Competence and Awareness Building

All employees must possess the necessary knowledge, skills, and awareness to actively contribute to maintaining business operations. To achieve this, they are trained as part of dedicated education and awareness programs.

Review and Continuous Improvement

The end of the initial setup of a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) is just the beginning. What truly matters is the ongoing review and continuous development of the system. This continuous refinement helps to steadily improve the maturity level of the management system over time.

Our services - your advantage: All-Inclusive BCM Consulting

BCM Assessment

Gain a comprehensive understanding of your organization, followed by a review and evaluation of existing measures and the current maturity level.

Gap Analysis

Analysis of your current BCM in relation to key regulations, relevant standards, and best practices – including the development of a customized action plan.

BCM Implementation

Analysis and full implementation of a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), including IT emergency management and crisis management. Custom-tailored partial solutions are also available upon request.

Emergency and Crisis Testing

Evaluation of the quality of your emergency plans and identification of improvement opportunities for IT emergency management.

Awareness and Training

Training sessions and workshops for your employees to reduce BCM risks caused by human error and mitigate potential threats to your organization.

Provision of a Business Continuity Manager

After setting up your BCMS, our BCM experts can take over ongoing business continuity management tasks within your organization upon request.

syracom Plus: Regulatory Requirements

Whether NIS2, BAIT, MaRisk, or full certification according to ISO 22301 or BSI Standard 200-4 – we ensure that your BCM meets all legal and regulatory requirements!