Becoming an ISO 27001 expert

I am in consulting area, mainly for ISMS and BCP.

My background, in brief, is as below:
1) I hold Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science and Engineering(in India).
2) I have around 27 years of experience in IT, mainly in software development, project management, delivery management of software and Pre-Sales.
3) I am also PMP(Project Management Professional) & CISA(Certified Information Systems Auditor) certified.
4) I have also got certification for implementing ISMS(ISO 27001).

My objectives are following, in near term:

1) Become expert in Audit of ISMS(ISO 27001)
2) Become expert in implementation of ISMS.
3) Become expert in BCP(ISO 22301).

How should I approach to gain more knowledge and become expert so that I can do consultancy in these areas very well/successfully?

I am planning to buy your book " Secure & Simple" for implementing ISMS.

Answer: Regarding ISO 27001 audit, you should consider attend a ISO 27001 Lead Auditor course and get the Lead Auditor certification, and after that search for opportunities to perform audits.

Considering you already have a certification for implementing ISO 27001, you should practice your skills, either by conducting small scopes implementation at first, and then going for bigger or more complex ones, or by participating in a team for a big implementation scope.

For BCP based on ISO 22301, you should consider the lead auditor and lead implementer courses. For improving your skills, search for opportunities to perform audits and implementations must be considered.

These articles will provide you further explanation about becoming an ISO consultant:
- How to become an ISO 27001 / ISO 22301 consultant https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2014/07/21/how-to-become-an-iso-27001-iso-22301-consultant/
- How to become ISO 27001 Lead Auditor https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-become-iso-27001-lead-auditor/

These materials will also help you regarding becoming an ISO consultant:
- How to become an ISO 27001 / BS 25999-2 consultant [free webinar on demand] https://advisera.com/27001academy/webinar/become-iso-27001-bs-25999-2-consultant-free-webinar/
- What does ISO 27001 Lead Auditor training look like? https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2016/08/29/what-does-iso-27001-lead-auditor-training-look-like/
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Course preparation training [free webinar on demand] https://advisera.com/training/iso-27001-lead-auditor-course/