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Business Management System (BMS)

11/09/2025

Author: Stuart Barker | ISO 27001 Expert and Thought Leader

Business Management System (BMS) Definition - ISO 27001 Glossary

A Business Management System (BMS) is a framework of policies, processes, and procedures used to manage and integrate various parts of an organisation. In the context of ISO 27001, the ISMS is often integrated into a broader BMS. The goal of a BMS is to improve the overall performance and effectiveness of an organisation by ensuring its activities are coordinated and aligned with its strategic objectives.

ISO 27001 Context

While the term “Business Management System” is not explicitly defined in the ISO 27001 standard itself, it is a crucial concept. ISO 27001 is designed to be compatible with other management system standards like ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management). An organisation can choose to manage these systems independently or integrate them into a single, comprehensive BMS to reduce complexity and improve efficiency. This integrated approach ensures that information security is not an isolated function but is part of the organisation’s overall business operations.

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Stuart Barker, ISO 27001 expert

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About the author

Stuart Barker is an information security practitioner of over 30 years. He holds an MSc in Software and Systems Security and an undergraduate degree in Software Engineering. He is an ISO 27001 expert and thought leader holding both ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor qualifications. In 2010 he started his first cyber security consulting business that he sold in 2018. He worked for over a decade for GE, leading a data governance team across Europe and since then has gone on to deliver hundreds of client engagements and audits.

He regularly mentors and trains professionals on information security and runs a successful ISO 27001 YouTube channel where he shows people how they can implement ISO 27001 themselves. He is passionate that knowledge should not be hoarded and brought to market the first of its kind online ISO 27001 store for all the tools and templates people need when they want to do it themselves.

In his personal life he is an active and a hobbyist kickboxer.

His specialisms are ISO 27001 and SOC 2 and his niche is start up and early stage business.