Appzone, now ISO 22301 certified

As a modern, forward-looking business, Appzone recognises at senior levels the need to ensure that its business operates smoothly and without interruption for the benefit of its customers, shareholders, and other stakeholders. To provide such a level of continuous operation, Appzone has implemented and Integrated a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) with existing management systems in line with the international standard for Business Continuity, ISO22301. Through the operation of this BCMS, AppZone is committed to:  

Setting & Achieving Business Continuity Objectives

• Defining a framework for setting high-level objectives for business continuity that are fundamental to the nature of the
• Ensuring that defined BCMS objectives guide the setting of lower level, more short-term objectives for business continuity planning within an annual cycle timed to coincide with organisational budget
• Ensuring that adequate funding is obtained for the improvement activities identified within the
• Ensuring that Business continuity objectives are documented in the Integrated Management System Plan for therelevant financial year, together with details of a plan for how they will be
• Ensuring that Integrated Management System Plan are reviewed on a quarterly basis as part of the managementreview process, at which time the objectives will also be reviewed to ensure that they remain If amendmentsare required, these will be managed through the organisational change management process.

 

Satisfying Applicable Requirements

• AppZone’s commitment to the delivery of business continuity extends to senior levels of the organisation andwill be demonstrated through this Business Continuity Policy and the provision of appropriate resources toestablish and develop the Business Continuity Management
• AppZone Top management will also ensure that a systematic review of performance of the programme is conducted on a regular basis to ensure that quality objectives are being met and quality issues are identifiedthrough the audit programme and management review processes.
• AppZone management has appointed BCMS Managers with the overall authority and responsibility for theimplementation and management of the Business Continuity Management system to ensure the success of theBCMS and protect the business from

 

Continual Improvement of the BCMS

• Appzone is committed to continually improve the effectiveness of the Business Continuity ManagementSystem across all areas within scope
• Enhance current processes to bring them in line with good practice as defined within ISO 22301
• Achieve ISO 22301 certification and maintain it on an on-going basis
• Increase the level of proactivity (and the business perception of proactivity) with regard to the on- going management of business continuity
• Achieve an enhanced understanding of and relationship with the business units to which the BCMS applies
• Review relevant metrics on an annual basis to assess whether it is appropriate to change them, based on collected historical data and feedback from relevant sources
• Obtain ideas for improvement via regular review meetings with stakeholders and document them in a ContinualImprovement Plan
• Review the Continual Improvement Plan at regular management meetings in order to prioritise and assess timescales and benefits
• Integrate BCMS into the existing management system.

 

Our ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) Objectives

• Provide assurance to clients and relevant stakeholders on our Business Continuity competence through achieving and maintaining certification to the Business Continuity Management System that is compliant withISO
• To ensure 100% safety and protection of people and company
• Provide a plan for resiliency and redundancy for all our critical business processes and
• To maintain a BCMS that promotes the culture of Business Continuity best practice amongst 80% of employees and key
• Ensure 90% compliance with AppZone contractual, regulatory, and legal requirements and reduce regulatory sanctions/penalties

Realization of the following business benefits

• Protection of revenue streams and company profitability
• Ensuring the continuous service delivery to customers
• Maintenance and enhancement of shareholder value
• Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• To reduce the impact and cost of disruption
• To ensure protection and safety of employees and company asset
• To provide assurance to our customers, partners, and other stakeholders

  This policy represents our general intent towards business continuity management, which shall be made available to all our stakeholders, and furnished upon request by any interested party. This policy will be reviewed on a regular basis to keep it in line with our intentions and mode of operations.