How To Get Started

Most companies find it advantageous to begin by performing a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). This is the process of analyzing all business functions and the effect that a specific disaster may have on them.

Once the BIA has been completed it will provide the road map for allocation of resources to develop and implement a risk mitigation program for your most critical business functions.

For those risks that can not be mitigated, the BIA will also provide direction to those areas that will require development of Business Continuity plans.

Using information in the BIA, your IT Department will know which applications are required to support your critical functions and their Recovery Time Objectives in order to establish an application priority restoration list.

The BIA will also provide guidance during an event for the Crisis Management Team, when decisions are needed to determine business unit recovery priorities.