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What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?

Stratogrid Advisory

What is a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)? The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a cornerstone of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. A properly executed BIA will reduce overall operational and financial impacts, reduce potential losses and enhance the business operations of your organization.

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More Than Meets the Eye: The Hidden Benefits of BC Planning 

MHA Consulting

Such a program delivers more than meets the eye. We’ll look at examples pertaining to incident management, the business impact analysis (BIA), third-party vendors, risk assessments and exercises, and time and effort. It has to do with the activation and use of the incident management team.

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BCM Basics: the Difference Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

MHA Consulting

The activity of crisis management is also included under the umbrella though that tends to be treated separately.) But while we’re on the subject, let’s talk about the area where BC and IT/DR meet. The standard way of arriving at these targets is by conducting a BIA, or business impact analysis.)

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Risk Assessment, BIA, SLAs, RTOs, and RPOs: What’s the Link? MTD and MTDL

Zerto

Risk assessment, business impact analysis (BIA), and service level agreement (SLAs) are indispensable to the development and implementation of business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plans. Differentiating Between Risk Assessment (RA) and Business Impact Analysis (BIA). What Is a Business Impact Analysis?

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Most smaller organizations are free to choose the business continuity standard which will meet their organizational, regulatory or vendor requirements. The BCM program contains three distinct implementation phases; its activities are outlined in the table below. What is Business Continuity Management?

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Section 4 - Business Impact Analysis. 4 – Business Impact Analysis. 4 – Business Impact Analysis. 4 – Business Impact Analysis. The BCM program contains three distinct implementation phases; its activities are outlined in the table below. Section 3 - Risk Assessment.

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BCP vs. DR Plans: What Are the Key Differences?

Zerto

Instructions about how to use the plan end-to-end, from activation to de-activation phases. The DRP assumes that a disaster has disrupted your organization’s IT operations and/or infrastructure, and that certain measures need to be activated to return to normal operating conditions in the shortest possible time.

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