IT Business Alignment - BIA - Business Impact Analysis
DRP / BCP and Security Templates both include the
Business and IT Impact Questionnaire
Risk Assessment Methodology in an ITIL Compliant Framework
Best of Breed Solution for Risk Assessment
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The business impact analysis is an essential and often overlooked component of a solid IT disaster recovery, business continuity, security, and compliance framework. This questionnaire walks you through the documentation process so management can understand the business risks and impact associated with each physical location, business function, and IT application.
As you go through this analysis, you will likely discover risk areas that you have not previously considered. Conversely, you are likely to miss critical risk areas if you do not conduct the essential step of methodically documenting all risk areas.
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Business and IT Impact Questionnaire supports the ITIL Risk Assessment Methodology
The typical organization has hundreds of applications all at different recoverability capability. For example some have no plan, some have out of region architectures some have not exercised in long time and some are in great shape testing every quarter.
All of the applications need to be categorizing them so that the Disaster Planning Team can start re-mediating the ones that place the enterprise at the most risk to the business from both a compliance and readiness perspective.
Using the ITIL framework, you can weigh each Critical Success Factor (CSF) and scoring their Key Performance Indicators (KPI). That allows you to create a rating system and developing a score card report by tiers.
Weighting Critical Success Factors
Examples
- 6 = Critical to success of recovery
- 3 = Required for timely recovery (could recover without but risk is increased)
- 1 = Needed to support recovery but only minimal impact on recovery efforts
Scoring of Key Performance Indicators
Examples
- Not in place or not implemented = 0
- Completed but past the KPI deadline, not accurate or incomplete = 1
- In place or completed on time = 3
- Final rating for each CSF and the associated KPI multiply the weight of the CSF by the score of the KPI
Critical Success Factors/Key Performance Indicators Examples:
- CSF: Conduct exercise at alternate facility (Weight 6)
- KPI = Conduct an annual exercise alternate facility
- CSF: Update BCP Plans (Weight 3)
- KPI = Update BCP plans by <insert date> each year
- CSF: Conduct Annual Tabletop of recovery Plan (Weight 3)
- KPI = Conduct at least 1 annual tabletop of BCP plans by December
Disaster Planning Template Contains the BIA Questionnaire
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The Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) includes the BIA Business Impact Analysis Questionnaire. In addition the Disaster Planning and Business Continuity Planning Template include:
- Disaster Recovery Plan and Business Continuity framework
- Work Plan
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Audit Program
- Pandemic Planning Checklist
- Incident Communication Plan and Policy
- Electronic Forms
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- Key job descripitions included
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Chief Experience Officer
- Chief Mobility Officer
- Manager Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
- Manager Disaster Recovery Manager
- and more
- Incident Communication Plan and Policy with BEST PRACTICES for
- News Conferences
- Media Relations
- Social Network Checklist
- Included with the template are Electronic Forms which have been designed to lower the cost of maintenance of the plan. Electronic Forms that can be e-mailed, completed via a computer or tablet, and stored electronically including:
- LAN Inventory, Location Contact Numbers, Off-Site Inventory, Pandemic Planning Checklist; Personnel Locations, Plan Distribution, Remote Location Contact Information, Server Registration, Team Call List, Vendor Contact Information, and Vendor/Partner Questionnaire
- Added Bonus - Safety Program Electronic Forms -- Area Safety Inspection, Employee Job Hazard Analysis, First Report of Injury, Inspection Checklist - Alternative Locations, Inspection Checklist - Office Locations, New Employee Safety Checklist, Safety Program Contact List, and Training Record
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Disaster Recovery Business Continuity & Security Manual Templates Standard
- Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Template
- Security Manual Template
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"Best of Breed - Best Practices Disaster Recovery Planning / Business Continuity Planning and Security Policies" according to the IT Productivity Center
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- Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Template - Standard Edition
- Security Manual Template - Standard Edition
- 41 Job Descriptions including:
CIO; CCO; Chief Digital Officer, Chief Experience Officer, Chief Mobility Officer, CSO; VP Strategy and Architecture; Data Protection Officer, Director e-Commerce; Database Administrator; Data Security Administrator; Manager Data Security; Manager Database; Manager Disaster Recovery; Manager Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity; Pandemic Coordinator; Manager Facilities and Equipment; Manager Media Library Support; Manager Network and Computing Services; Manager Network Services; Manager Site Management; Manager Training and Documentation; Manager Voice and Data Communication; Manager Wireless Systems;Capacity Planning Supervisor; Disaster Recovery Coordinator; Disaster Recovery - Special Projects Supervisor; Network Security Analyst; System Administrator - Unix; System Administrator - Windows
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- Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Template - Standard Edition
- Security Manual Template - Standard Edition
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