Outsource

1. Outsource is to purchase goods or sub-contract services from an external supplier or source to form part of an organization's business functions, activities or processes. BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 1B: Foundation (BC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 3D: Advanced (DR) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 2A: Intermediate (BCM Audit) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 3A: Advanced (BCM Audit)

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

2. Make an arrangement where an external organization performs part of an organization’s function or process.

Note : An external organization is outside the scope of the management system, although the outsourced function or process is within the scope.

(Source: ISO 22301:2012 – Societal Security – Business Continuity Management Systems - Requirements) - clause 3.34