So your business can keep running smoothly. No matter what happens.

The AKARION BCM module, part of the AKARION GRC Cloud, provides you with a centralized, digital platform for the efficient and transparent management of your entire BCM system:

• Structured workflows: Perform BIAs and risk analyses using predefined, customizable processes.
• Full transparency: Quickly identify gaps and risks within your organization.
• Automated dependencies: Link processes, assets, and resources to visualize internal dependency chains and their impacts.
• Integrated approach: Leverage synergies through seamless integration with other modules (e.g., ISMS, data privacy) in the ARION GRC Cloud.

The innovative SLA/OLA feature (Service/Operation Level Agreements) enables you to better manage your internal and external service agreements. The module helps you transparently identify and visualize instances where defined service and availability requirements are not met. This enables you to proactively monitor whether internal dependency chains (e.g., IT systems) meet critical business requirements.

Yes. The AKARION BCM module is designed to help you fully comply with the requirements of internationally recognized business continuity standards, such as ISO 22301, as well as national and sector-specific standards. Predefined structures and analyses make it easier to align with these standards.

The AKARION GRC Cloud takes an integrated approach. The BCM module is seamlessly connected to other modules:

• BCM & ISMS (information security): Risks and assets identified in the ISMS (in accordance with ISO 27001) can be directly incorporated into the BCM analysis.
• One-time entry: Processes, assets, and dependencies need to be entered only once and are then available to all relevant modules. This ensures consistency and increased efficiency by eliminating duplicate work.

No. Thanks to the modular structure of the AKARION GRC Cloud and its flexible customization options (template system), the BCM module can be scaled individually and adapted to specific requirements and company size—from medium-sized businesses to large corporations.

The AKARION BCM module provides the digital foundation for implementing the requirements of the BSI 200-4 standard in a structured and traceable manner:

• Structured Workflows: The module maps the BCM phases (BIA, Strategy, Planning) of BSI 200-4 and guides you through the necessary steps.
• Documentation and versioning: All relevant documents and plans (e.g., emergency manuals, process analyses) are stored centrally with version control, which ensures traceability as required by the standard.
• Dependency management: Critical resources and their interdependencies, as required by BSI 200-4, are visualized and managed.

The BSI 200-3 standard requires a thorough risk analysis that ideally flows seamlessly into the BCM process.

• Linked Modules: The BCM module of the AKARION GRC Cloud is closely integrated with our risk management and ISMS modules.
• Unified foundation: Assets, threats, and vulnerabilities identified and assessed according to BSI 200-3 can be used directly for the BIA in BCM.
• Transparent assessment: You can use the increased protection requirements from the BIA (according to BCM) as input for the risk analysis (according to BSI 200-3) to ensure that IT security supports continuity requirements.

The SLA/OLA feature (Service/Operational Level Agreements) in the AKARION BCM module enables transparent management of process dependencies.

• It ensures that internal and external services (IT, suppliers) can meet the recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs) for critical processes defined in the BIA.