Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
Objective:
Conduct a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to understand the impact of identified risks on your organization's critical functions.
Key Concepts:
The purpose and importance of the Business Impact Analysis (BIA).
Identifying critical functions and processes within your organization.
Assessing the financial and operational impact of disruptions.
Assignment:
Review Previous Work: Reflect on the risk assessments and prioritization from Week 3.
Identify Critical Functions: Based on the risks you've identified, pinpoint the critical functions and processes that are vital for your organization's survival and continued operation.
Conduct a BIA: For each critical function identified, perform a BIA. This involves assessing the financial and operational impact of disruptions to that function. Consider factors such as revenue loss, operational downtime, and customer impact.
Document BIA Findings: Create a summary of your BIA findings for each critical function. Include details about the estimated impact of disruptions.
Submission: Please submit your BIA findings and summaries via email by [Insert Submission Deadline].
Next Steps:
In Week 5, we'll focus on setting recovery objectives based on the insights gained from the BIA. These objectives will guide us in developing effective recovery strategies.
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