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Business Impact Analysis Guide

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Business Impact Analysis Guide

WHAT IS A BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS?

The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a process to establish business continuity requirements by identifying time-sensitive activities in an organization, based on the impact stemming from a disruption.  The process also includes identifying supporting resource dependencies and establishing recovery time targets.

The major outcomes associated with the BIA include:

  • Prioritizing the in-scope products and services, which double as strategic business continuity priorities, that must be protected and how quickly product/service delivery must resume
  • Inventorying business activities and resources to establish what needs to be protected and/or recovered following the onset of a disruption
  • Establishing recovery timeframes that help the organization determine when resources need to be recovered and help in prioritizing risk treatment options and selecting response and recovery strategies. Recovery time objectives (or RTOs) should be established in such a way that, if achieved, would enable an organization to meet its strategic priorities.

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