Standards

Does it cover mine?

Eight assessment models, each built from a published standard. Their categories map to eight resilience domains, so results from different standards add up to one picture of the program.

Continuity and recovery

ISO 22301:2019

Business continuity management systems. 105 questions, 13 categories.

ISO 27031:2025

ICT readiness for business continuity. IT disaster recovery. 56 questions, 6 categories.

NIST 800-53r5 Contingency Planning

The CP control family. 76 questions, 10 categories.

Crisis management and security

ISO 22361:2022

Crisis management. 197 questions, 14 categories.

ASIS WPV-AA:2020

Workplace violence prevention and active assailant. 129 questions, 15 categories.

Information security

ISO 27001:2022

Information security management systems. 152 questions, 11 categories.

Regulatory

FFIEC 2019

Business continuity management handbook for financial institutions. 96 questions, 8 categories.

FINRA Rule 4370

Business continuity planning for broker-dealers. A nine-question compliance check.

Standards in the library

  • ISO 22301:2019 Business continuity
  • ISO 22361:2022 Crisis management
  • ISO 27001:2022 Information security
  • ISO 27031:2025 IT disaster recovery
  • NIST 800-53r5 Contingency planning
  • FFIEC 2019 Business continuity
  • FINRA Rule 4370
  • ASIS WPV-AA:2020 Workplace violence and active assailant

Eight resilience domains

  • Business continuity
  • Crisis management
  • IT disaster recovery
  • Information security
  • Risk management
  • Third-party risk and resilience
  • Emergency response and life safety
  • Reputation management

The maturity scale

ScoreLevelWhat it means
0Non-existentNo recognizable practice in place.
1Initial / ad hocDone reactively, by individuals, without a defined approach.
2Repeatable but intuitivePractices repeat but depend on people rather than a defined program.
3Defined processDocumented, standardized, and communicated across the organization.
4Managed and measurableMonitored and measured, with action taken when performance slips.
5OptimizedContinuously improved and integrated into how the organization runs.

Full rubric on the Maturity scale page.

Know where your program stands in about four minutes.