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BIA STAND FOR BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS AND IT IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT
OF A DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
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Disaster Preparedness
Disasters can strike at any time. A business impacting disaster is not necessarily a natural disaster; it can take on
many forms. Manmade disasters are more common than natural disaster. An interruption in supply chain can be
a devastating disaster that causes financial impact. A study of business impacting disasters was conducted and
found that 30% of all companies are impacted by a disaster. This same study also found that 25% of small
businesses that are impacted by a disaster never recover. The failure to recover is a result of not having
properly developed and tested disaster recovery plans. Training staff in how to implement a disaster recovery
plan is just as important for a business to survive a disaster. Components of a well developed disaster
preparedness plan include a disaster recovery
plan (DRP), a business continuity plan (BCP),
a business impact analysis (BIA) and a live test
plan to test the disaster preparedness plan.
Planning
IT Audit
IT Operations Management
Mobile Device Management
Networking
Organization Restructuring
Project Management
Business Impact Analysis
The process of analyzing business functions and the effect that an interruption may have on them. 1)
Determining the type or scope of difficulty caused to an organization should a potential event identified by the
risk analysis actually occur. The BIA should quantify, where possible, the loss impact from both a business
interruption (number of days) and a financial standpoint. Business impact analysis (BIA) is a process that a
business must undertake to understand how the possible disaster may impact normal operations. The BIA is a
series of questions that aid in identifying the key operational components of the business. The questions focus
on the key personnel, key processes, suppliers and customers. The BIA helps identify the relationship between
these components and the successful return to normal operations.
P & L Budgeting
Quality Assurance
Regulatory Compliance
Resource Development
Some of the items examined when developing a BIA are:
1. Severity of business operation interruption
2. Disaster Risk Analysis -- Probability of disaster occurring at the location
3. Can the disaster be mitigated
4. Length of disaster caused outage
5. Identify what it takes to get back in operation the quickest.
6. Personnel, Customers, Vendors, Processes are all examined in the BIA.
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Get the support of management. Time to research the information is required and the
management team needs to understand the value of the process.
Be subjective in the analysis. Although some threats may be highly improbable, the process of
determining those is crucial to a successful plan. The plan simply needs the right information, and that
information should be as current and accurate.
Keep it simple. Gathering the right information is critical; the associated template provides a
baseline for information to be gathered. Be flexible in the process.
Review results with business. Once the plan is complete, review the findings with business leaders
to make sure your assumptions are correct
Risk Analysis workbook is used to quantify the potential impact of a Threat. Examine the work environment
and determine the probability of the threat occurring. Then apply an impact factor as to how the threat would
directly or indirectly impact business operations. The score is the product of the probability and the impact
values. Items with high score represent the threat that need to be directly addressed in the Disaster
Preparedness plan.
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Disaster Risk Analysis Workbook (Sample)
Probability
10= High
Threat Type
5= Medium
1=Low
0=Impossible
Natural Threat
Building Fire
Water Break
Earthquake
Tornado
Inclement Weather
…
Technical Threats
Power Failure
Cooling Failure
Hardware Failure
…
Human Threats
Hazardous Fuel Spill
Bomb Threat
Employee or Visitor Death
Burglary
…
Impact
10=Major
5=Medium
1=Minor
0=No Impact
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Probability X Impact
Business User Resource Requirements List
The following table details business user resources and minimum quantities required to resume operations
immediately following a disaster. This represents the initial recovery schedule.
Day
1-3
Resources
Day
3-5
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Week
5+
Personnel – Employees/Contractors
Approximately xx employees
On-site
Off-site/Telecommuter
Facilities (Sq. Ft.)
Workspace
File Room Space
Lab Space
Warehouse Space
Equipment & Supplies
Workstation/Desktop
Laptop/Notebook
Desk
Chair
Office Supplies (standard)
Telecommunications
Printer
Office Phone
Mobile Phone
Fax
Photocopier
Scanner
Network
Local Area Network
Internet Access
Intranet Access
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