The Objective of the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) ois the identification and analysis of business processes/activities (including required resources), with the objective of understanding the impact of downtime, which drives the assignment of the recovery objectives and prioritization.
Following the BIA, the organization should be positioned to identify the critical activities that contribute to the delivery of its most important products and services, list all resources needed for recovery, and prioritize activities and resources by recovery objective.
The major outcomes associated with the BIA, include:
List all essential personnel and any individuals who have been cross-trained to perform a service/process
ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL AND CROSS-TRAINING | |||
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SERVICE/PROCESS | PERFORMS THIS SERVICE/PROCESS | CAN BE CROSS-TRAINED | COMMENTS |
List all modes of notification and communication e.g. contact lists, phones email, conference bridge etc.
MODES OF NOTIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION | |||
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SYSTEM | HOW TO USE | SUPPORT ITEMS | ACCESS LIST |
List all INTERNAL & EXTERNAL contacts required at the time of disaster
INTERNAL CONTACT LIST | ||||
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POSITION | NAME | OFFICE PHONE | CELL PHONE | |
EXTERNAL CONTACT LIST | ||||
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VENDOR/SUPPLIER | CONTACT | PHONE | COMMENTS | |
STRATEGY | |||
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DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 7 |