Steps of a Business Impact Analysis Process
The majority of the work of a BIA is gathering the data surrounding the CBFs within the scope of the BIA. After the data has been gathered, it is analyzed. The end stage is the publication of the BIA report. Some organizations may want to include recommendations to meet recovery times, but that is not technically part of a BIA. Normally, recommendations for controls come after the BIA.
The overall steps of a BIA are:
- Identifying the environment
- Identifying stakeholders
- Identifying CBFs
- Identifying critical resources
- Identifying the MAO
- Identifying recovery priorities
- Developing the BIA report
Although these steps identify the actions to take, they can be combined or ordered differently. The most ...
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