7.3 Awareness
People doing work under the organization's control must be aware of the business continuity policy, of how they contribute to BCMS effectiveness and what better continuity performance delivers, of the implications of not
3
artefacts
0
held by a system
2
at each review
hard
to go live
HR system / LMS
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
none for this control
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Delivery records covering staff, contractors and new starters · HR system / LMS
- A test of awareness, such as a spot check or survey, rather than delivery evidence alone · HR system / LMS
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Awareness material covering all four required points · HR system / LMS
First move
This control is evidenced by people and documents, not systems. Put the document under version control with an owner and review date, and log each review as a record with reviewer and date. Do not try to automate it.
Common gaps auditors find
- Awareness content covering the policy only, silent on individual roles during a disruption
- Contractors and temporary staff excluded despite working under the organization's control
- No verification, so awareness is evidenced by attendance rather than by knowledge
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
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