SAMA BCM Framework

Operational resilience, built for Saudi banks

Run BIAs, exercise recovery plans, and assemble examination-ready evidence packs aligned to the SAMA Business Continuity Management Framework — all from one Saudi-built platform.

Governance & Programme Management

BCM policy, objectives, and Board oversight
BCM roles, RACI, and committee structures

Business Impact & Risk Analysis

Critical process identification and tiering
Quantitative BIA with RTO, RPO, and MTPD

Recovery Strategies & Exercising

Recovery strategy selection by criticality tier
DR site, alternate workspace, and workforce continuity

Everything you need for the SAMA BCM Framework

From first BIA to recurring DR exercising, GRC Vantage automates the artefacts SAMA examiners ask for — without forcing your team into a spreadsheet sprawl.

Structured BIA Workflows

Run Business Impact Analyses with pre-built process catalogues, RTO/RPO capture, dependency mapping, and Board-level approval gates.

DR Exercise Library

Schedule, execute, and document disaster-recovery and crisis simulations with auto-generated SAMA-aligned exercise reports.

Crisis Management Playbooks

Maintain version-controlled crisis playbooks with escalation paths, communication templates, and Board sign-off trails.

Regulator-Ready Evidence Packs

Auto-generate examination evidence packs that mirror SAMA's BCM Framework expectations — exercise logs, BIA outputs, recovery records.

SAMA BCM Framework domains

Coverage across governance, BIA, recovery strategy, and exercising — pre-mapped to the platform.

Governance & Programme Management

  • BCM policy, objectives, and Board oversight
  • BCM roles, RACI, and committee structures
  • Annual BCM programme management reviews
  • Independent BCM audit and assurance cycles

Business Impact & Risk Analysis

  • Critical process identification and tiering
  • Quantitative BIA with RTO, RPO, and MTPD
  • Resource and dependency mapping (people, tech, suppliers)
  • Threat and scenario analysis aligned to KSA risk landscape

Recovery Strategies & Exercising

  • Recovery strategy selection by criticality tier
  • DR site, alternate workspace, and workforce continuity
  • Crisis management, communication, and incident command
  • Annual exercise calendar with documented results
Implementation Roadmap

Your path to SAMA BCM examination readiness

A staged programme that turns the SAMA BCM Framework into a defined, auditable workflow — without slowing the business down.

Phase 1

Programme Discovery

Map existing BCM artefacts, governance structures, and gaps against the SAMA BCM Framework with built-in maturity scoring.

2–3 weeks
Phase 2

BIA & Strategy

Run guided BIAs, set RTO/RPO targets per process, and select recovery strategies with Board approval workflows.

3–5 weeks
Phase 3

Plans & Playbooks

Build BCPs, DR plans, and crisis playbooks from pre-mapped templates with version history and reviewer trails.

4–8 weeks
Phase 4

Exercises & Evidence

Schedule DR drills and crisis simulations, capture observations, and auto-generate evidence packs for SAMA examiners.

Ongoing
Phase 5

Continuous Resilience

Monitor BCM KPIs, refresh BIAs annually, and feed lessons learned back into recovery strategies and Board reporting.

Ongoing

SAMA BCM Framework — common questions

Quick answers from Saudi BCM and risk leaders running GRC Vantage.

Free tool

Score your BCM readiness in 5 minutes

Conversational assessment aligned to ISO 22301 and the SAMA BCM Framework — instant maturity score and gap analysis.

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Related compliance frameworks

SAMA BCM teams typically operate alongside these frameworks on GRC Vantage.

Ready to operationalise your SAMA BCM programme?

Talk to our Riyadh and Dammam teams about a guided BIA, DR exercise plan, and your first SAMA-ready evidence pack.