Building a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Process

Download or read book Building a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Process written by Barry A. Cardoza and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The BIA (Business Impact Analysis) is not just all about satisfying management requirements. Its most important goal is to provide your organization (business, hospital, or agency) with a solid data foundation upon which you can build a meaningful, comprehensive Business Continuity Plan (BCP)In Building a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Process: A Hands-on Blueprint, Barry Cardoza uses his teaching and lecturing skills to clearly lead you through a concise, step-by-step blueprint for building not just another "window dressing document", but an entire, systematic, functioning BIA Process. He shows you how to:Obtain the all-important Executive Support that gives you your analysis authority.Involve stakeholders in the planning process, and obtain their honest, meaningful inputEstablish the goals, and "Big Picture" scope of your entire BIA processFocus on what's important, and not get side-tracked by minutiaCollect, and then validate your dataAnalyze your collected data, and produce a concise, valuable document, one that is a cornerstone piece in the entire organizational Business ModelKeep your BIA current, dynamic and meaningfulA FREE, accompanying CD-ROM contains:A flow chart of BIA considerations and action itemsSample communications and formsCustomized example of Spreadsheet approach to data collection and analysisCustomized example of a Database approach to data collection and analysisA good BIA-based BCP that is team-driven, flexible and useful, today and tomorrow, is what works! Whatever your job accountability is in your organization: management, business continuity, risk or loss prevention, crisis preparedness and response, or education and training - this is your designated, hands-on guidebook!.