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Business continuity objectives are, along with the business impact analysis,
probably one of the most difficult elements of ISO 22301 implementation. Most of
the business continuity implementers have problems like these: Which types of
objectives exist? What are they used for? How are they set?

Purpose of business continuity objectives

Victor Janulaitis, the CEO of Janco Associates, said, “What gets measured
gets managed.: The same goes for business continuity – if you don’t know how
well you are doing, you will have a very difficult time steering your
business continuity in the desired direction. And it is exactly this desired
direction that is an essential part of measurement: setting the
objectives.

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Types of objectives

There are at least two levels for which you need to set objectives:

1)  Strategic objectives –
for your whole Business Continuity Management System, and

2)  Tactical objectives –
Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs),  Minimum
Business Continuity Objectives (MBCOs), and exercising and
testing objectives.

Of course, depending on the size and complexity of your organization, you can
choose to add another layer of objectives – e.g., at the level of
individual organizational units (departments, business units,
etc.)

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