Business Impact Analysis
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Tips For Scoring Risk & Performing The Risk Assessment
March 2, 2013 2:18 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Videos | Comments
At the 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference in Scottsdale, AZ, business continuity experts discuss ways to develop a balanced scorecard, the benefits of using a standards-based approach (ISO 31000) and a common pitfall: analysis paralysis.
Bring On The Winter Weather
December 10, 2012 1:17 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Blogs | CommentsI recently developed a personal winter weather plan for situations where a blizzard or winter storm results in a power outage. It’s been an interesting experience applying some of the same business continuity concepts I read and write about here at Continuity Insights to my personal life, such as identifying critical systems (heating, cooking) and implementing backup systems.
Speakers' Soapbox: David Nolan On The Evolution Of BC & Michael Andretti
October 12, 2012 10:12 am | Articles | CommentsIn the leadup to Continuity Insights New York, October 29-30, 2012 at The Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, David Nolan, CEO of Fusion Risk Management, discusses the concept of continuity risk management, game changing technology and Michael Andretti's measured risks.
Speakers’ Soapbox: Doug Weldon On Effective BIAs & Eisenhower
August 20, 2012 3:53 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Articles | CommentsIn the leadup to Continuity Insights New York, Doug Weldon, President of the BCI USA Chapter, discusses executive support, the need to have a total understanding of the business and its processes, and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s deep understanding of planning and incident response.
Virginia Stouffer, MBCP, MBCI, Launches Aforethought Consulting, LLC
May 11, 2012 3:31 pm | News | CommentsThe company’s approach to business continuity consulting is “prudent preparation results in practical planning.” Stouffer has an extensive IT background and over 17 years experience in providing continuity services.
E. Program Development, Methodology & Measurement Track — 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference
April 4, 2012 12:09 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Events | CommentsA listing of Program Development, Methodology & Measurement educational sessions at the 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference and links to download presentation slides.
G. Ask The Experts Track — 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference
April 4, 2012 11:39 am | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Events | CommentsA listing of Ask The Experts educational sessions at the 2012 Continuity Insights Management Conference and links to download presentation slides.
BIA Best Practices: How To Compensate For Exaggerated Business Unit Valuations
January 23, 2012 1:39 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Articles | CommentsWhen the total of all financial impacts from an outage exceeds the annual revenue of the organization, you know it’s time to modify your approach. Five members of Continuity Insights’ editorial advisory board discuss the techniques they use to compensate for business unit managers that overemphasize their own or their unit’s value during the business impact analysis (BIA) process. Among the recommendations are peer reviews, senior leader engagement and validation, steering committee reconciliation and, believe it or not, sarcasm.
Continuity Risk Management: The New 'Big Dog'
October 14, 2011 10:47 am | by By David Nolan, CEO, Fusion Risk Management, Inc. | Articles | CommentsThere are compelling signals that clearly indicate continuity risk management is now front and center, with traditional continuity programs falling in line as part of a bigger risk management agenda.
BCP Software: Use it or Lose it (Part II)
February 21, 2011 5:59 am | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsIn our last issue, the cover story discussed the value of business continuity software and posed the question: Should you be using it? We spoke with experts who had lots of opinions, positive and negative, about such tools.
BCP Software: Use It or Lose It?
February 18, 2011 9:13 am | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsIn our last issue, the cover story discussed the value of business continuity software and posed the question: Should you be using it? We spoke with experts who had lots of opinions, positive and negative, about such tools. But we didn’t speak to vendors…until now.
The BCP Software Sales Pitch
September 12, 2010 8:00 pm | by Wayne Stadnik | Articles | CommentsBCP software vendors really do want to help you safeguard your company, but no matter how altruistic their intentions, it’s still a business. Here’s one buyer’s take on a few marketing techniques and sale pitches that are sure to be thrown your way.
BCP Software
January 3, 2010 7:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsThe decision about whether to use business continuity software is a real dilemma. But opting out isn’t as clear-cut as you might think. In this issue, we explore the pros and cons and let you decide if a packaged software solution will work for you.
Enhanced BIA:Blending the Human Factor into Business Impact Analysis
June 30, 2009 8:00 pm | by Steve Crimando Managing Director | Articles | CommentsConcerns about people and their contribution to the corporate bottom line do not fit neatly into recovery plans for operational failure. Still, the landscape of potential hazards has shifted dramatically over the past decade, ushering in a need to plan for novel and complex crisis scenarios wherein a focus on people cannot be avoided. Analyzing such crises as pandemics, dirty bombs, and economic meltdowns, and developing effective contingency plans for them requires new approaches to traditional hazard vulnerability assessment (HVA) and business impact analysis (BIA).
Quanitfying Risk with a BIA
April 28, 2009 8:00 pm | by Dennis Coburn | Articles | CommentsCompanies that can leverage technology for business continuity will also reduce incremental spending and ultimately drive down costs. How much time and money a company dedicates to disaster recovery depends on how dependent the business is on s...
Special Report on Software Tools
February 28, 2009 7:00 pm | by CI Staff | Articles | CommentsIt's been a few years since Continuity Insights took a look at business continuity software packages. In that time, much has changed. There are new vendors, new functions, and new thought processes, making tool selection more interesting and potentially more confusing, than ever. We spoke with some of the leading software providers and surveyed CI readers to bring you the latest developments and trends in this evolving market.
BCP Lessons Learned and Trends Worth Watching:Shaking Up the Business Impact Analysis
December 31, 2007 7:00 pm | by John Jackson | Articles | CommentsWelcome back to my column of trends and directions in the continuity industry. I'd like to ask you to take a more participatory role in reading this article. Please let me know what you think of my perspectives, good and bad, and offer up some of your own thoughts that I can share in future articles on this topic.
Business Impact Analysis:
April 22, 2007 8:00 pm | by Barry A. Cardoza | Articles | CommentsSome regulations have become more specific about stating what a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) must include. But they still don’t give any clear instruction regarding how to collect or analyze the BIA data. Neither do they describe what the fin...
Analyzing BIA (And Other) Data By Geographic Area For a Nominal Cost (Case Study)
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Barry A. Cardoza | Articles | CommentsWhen Union Bank of California wanted to analyze BIA data by geographic region in order to determine the total potential impact of a regional event, we looked at a number of services and tools and found that they wouldn’t work for us. These tools...
BCP for Healthcare Organizations:
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Kathy Lee Patterson | Articles | CommentsYou have been asked to take over the BCP/DR program at a healthcare provider. You are experienced, but possibly not in the clinical environment. Where do you start? If there is an existing BCP/DR program and plan, how should you begin to evaluat...
The Business Impact Dilemma
May 7, 2006 8:00 pm | by Dennis Wenk Advisory Solution Architect | Articles | CommentsDowntime has an economic impact and it no longer takes a catastrophe to experience a severe economic loss. The business impact analysis (BIA) has been promoted as an effective tool for business continuity planners to understand the criticality o...
New Ways to Use the BIA Survey
April 30, 2005 8:00 pm | by Linda Pahkim | Articles | CommentsA BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS (BIA) can help identify an organization's critical processes, their recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs). Information gathered is used to prioritize recovery of processes or functions, develop recovery strategies, and develop recovery plans.
