Business Impact Analysis Template

This business impact analysis template has 3 pages and is a MS Word file type listed under our sales & marketing documents.

Sample of our business impact analysis template:

[COMPANY NAME] BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS (BIA) A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) template is a valuable tool for assessing and understanding the potential impacts of various risks and disruptions on your organization. It helps identify critical business functions, prioritize recovery efforts, and develop a Business Continuity Plan. Remember that a BIA should be a dynamic document that is regularly reviewed and updated to reflect changes in your organization's operations, risks, and dependencies. BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS General Information Organization Name: Date of BIA: BIA Conducted By: BIA Contact Information: Risk Identification List potential risks and disruptions that could affect your organization. Include natural disasters, technological failures and supply chain disruptions. Business Functions List all critical business functions or processes within your organization. Identify the responsible department or individual for each function. Criticality Assessment For each business function, assess its criticality using a scale (e.g., high, medium, low), considering factors like financial impact, legal/regulatory consequences, and customer impact. Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD) Determine the maximum amount of time each business function can be unavailable before causing severe harm to the organization. Recovery Time Objective (RTO)