The 2012 edition served the profession well for a long time. First attempts by the standards-making community to engage interested parties in the revision process did not create much response. Only after quite some time the interest “erupted” and ISO/TC 292 Working Group 2, being charged with the revision process, received an unprecedented number of comments on what and how to change in the revised version.

It took a couple of long, tough, but productive meetings, to deal with the several hundreds of comments. While currently, the document is in a fair shape to be published, there is obviously still room for more mincing of words, but the working group is confident that the proposed FDIS (Final Draft International Standard) is in good shape to be accepted by the participating NSBs (National Standards Bodies). Voting will take place over the summer and it is expected that the new version is going to be “rolled out” in time for the next plenary meeting of ISO/TC 292  in Bangkok in September.

Main points covered:

• Revision of the first edition of 2012
• Clause 8 (Operation) restructured
• Streamlined according to new ISO Directives for systems management standards

Dr. Wolfgang Mahr has over 20 years of experience in consulting and project management in the ICT environment and during the last 20 years has specialized in the field of Business Continuity Management.

He is experienced in IT governance, information security, business management, marketing, account and product management, in professional education as an author of educational content and international speaker.

He further has extensive experience in the international environment, and in organizational, process and technology consulting. He worked for companies of various sizes. His capabilities include the analysis of complex business and technical situations, processes and systems and solution design. He is fluent in German, English and French.