UAE BUSINESS CONTINUITY & RESILIENCE

Business continuity support for organisations in the United Arab Emirates

Practical guidance, training and consultancy aligned with the UAE national business continuity standard, ISO 22301 and your organisation operating context.

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United Arab EmiratesRegional guidance for government, private-sector, critical-infrastructure and supply-chain organisations.

NCEMA 7000 and ISO 22301.

The UAE National Standard for Business Continuity Management System, NCEMA 7000:2021, provides a national framework for organisations to establish and maintain the capability to continue operations during disruption. Its requirements are relevant across organisation types and sizes, with applicability considered in light of the organisation environment and complexity. ISO 22301 provides the internationally recognised management-system framework for business continuity.

Training and consultancy for UAE organisations.

BCI training

BCI CBCI certification training and specialist courses in business continuity, incident response, crisis management and resilience.

BCMS training

Tailored awareness and role-based training for executives, managers, continuity teams and operational staff.

BCMS consultancy

Support with BCMS design and implementation, policy and governance, business impact analysis, risk assessment, recovery strategies and plans.

Exercises and assurance

Scenario-based exercises, plan validation, programme reviews, maturity assessments and continual-improvement planning.

UAE business continuity readiness checklist.

Use these prompts as an initial discussion checklist. They are not a formal NCEMA assessment or certification audit.

  1. Has senior leadership approved a business continuity policy, scope, objectives and clear responsibilities?
  2. Have critical products, services and activities been identified through a business impact analysis?
  3. Have disruption risks, dependencies, single points of failure and key suppliers been assessed?
  4. Are recovery priorities, time objectives and minimum acceptable service levels agreed and understood?
  5. Are business continuity, crisis management and IT disaster recovery arrangements documented and aligned?
  6. Are people, facilities, technology, information and third-party recovery resources available?
  7. Are staff trained and aware of their roles during disruption?
  8. Are plans exercised, results recorded, lessons tracked and improvements completed?
  9. Are the BCMS, plans and contact arrangements reviewed after material organisational or supplier changes?
This checklist is an introductory aid. Organisations should consult applicable NCEMA requirements, competent authorities and their own legal or regulatory advisers to determine their obligations.
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