A free internal audit worksheet for ISO 22301:2019. Every clause and control comes with the exact questions to ask, plus result grading and a live audit dashboard.
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ISO 22301, last revised in 2019, is the international standard for a Business Continuity Management System, or BCMS. It helps organisations prepare for, respond to and recover from disruption.
Disruption is inevitable, from cyber incidents to supplier failures to natural events. ISO 22301 asks you to understand which activities really matter, how quickly they must be restored, and what it takes to keep them running.
It uses the harmonised Clause 4 to 10 structure, with a detailed Clause 8 at its core: business impact analysis, risk assessment, continuity strategies and solutions, plans and procedures, exercising and evaluation.
It suits any organisation that cannot afford long outages, and is often expected by customers, insurers and regulators. Certification demonstrates genuine resilience, not just a plan on a shelf.
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At the core of Clause 8
Clauses, numbered 4 to 10
Recovery objectives set
Every clause and control comes with the exact questions an auditor asks. Record the evidence and a result, and the dashboard tracks conformity and nonconformities for you.
149 verification questions in total, grounded in the actual requirements, so nothing is missed.
Record how you audited each item and the objective evidence you examined, for a defensible trail.
Mark each requirement Conforms, Observation, Minor NC or Major NC from a simple drop-down.
See majors, minors and observations at a glance, ready to feed a corrective action.
Conformity rate, nonconformities raised and results by section, updating as you go.
Open it and audit. Standard Excel, no macros, works on desktop and in the browser.
149 verification questions drawn straight from the standard, so your audit is thorough and defensible, not a box-tick.
Grade every result and watch the conformity rate and the count of nonconformities update live.
Front page to capture the audit scope dates, auditors and auditee.
How to run the audit, the audit method and the results key.
Audit Progess, conformity rate, non conformities and results by sections.
Every requirement with its verification questions, plus method, evidence and result.
Set the scope, criteria and areas to sample on the Cover sheet.
Work through the questions, gathering objective evidence for each requirement.
Grade each requirement and note the finding or nonconformity detail.
Feed the nonconformities into corrective action and re-audit to close.
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Yes. The tool is offered free for your organisation’s own internal use, with no sign-up wall and no macros. You may use and reproduce it internally, but not sell, rebrand or redistribute it for commercial gain. Full terms are on the Cover sheet.
ISO 22301:2019. It covers clauses 4 to 10, including the business impact analysis, risk assessment, strategies, plans and exercising requirements of Clause 8.
The tool includes plain-English guidance so you can start straight away. For a formal implementation or certification you should still obtain the official standard from ISO or an authorised reseller. The tool summarises the requirements and is not a substitute for the standard.
Yes. It is built for planned internal audits under clause 9.2, with 149 verification questions, an audit method, evidence and result columns, and a live dashboard. Keep the completed file as your audit record.
No. This worksheet helps you understand your position and prioritise improvements. Certification can only be granted by an accredited certification body after a formal audit.