Business Impact Analysis

  • 9 Tips for Business Continuity Management Success

    Business Continuity Management (BCM) is vital in preparing and protecting business operations from disruptions caused by threats stemming from cyber-attack and natural disasters, as well as resource unavailability such as building loss, technology loss, staff absenteeism, and…

    Elaine Tomlin, MBCI Elaine Tomlin, MBCI | Feb 09, 2018
  • Introducing ISO 22317 – The Business Impact Analysis Standard

    WHAT IS ISO 22317? The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 292, the committee responsible for writing security, resilience, and business continuity standards, has released its latest document: ISO 22317 – Societal Security – Business Continuity Management…

    Avalution Team Avalution Team | Jul 20, 2015
  • We Just Did a BIA and Gap Analysis… Now What?

    How to Perform an Effective Business Continuity Strategy Identification and Selection Effort Reader Note: This article is a continuation from Avalution’s November 2014 article titled: We just did a BIA and Risk Assessment … Now What? How to…

    Avalution Team Avalution Team | Apr 27, 2015
  • Risky Business (Part 1): Managing Third-Party and Supplier Risk

    Business continuity planning is inherently cross-functional with a necessity to address risks to an organization’s product and service offerings, as well as the resources necessary to meet obligations.  As organizations increasingly rely on a global network of…

    Avalution Team Avalution Team | Sep 25, 2014
  • Business Continuity Scoping: Why Products and Services?

    A Business Continuity Scoping Approach That Contributes to Better Management Engagement and Prioritization of Risk Management Efforts One of the most common questions business continuity professionals ask is how to keep management involved in the ongoing preparedness…

    Avalution Team Avalution Team | Aug 09, 2011
  • Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) – How it Applies To Business Continuity

    The business continuity industry has heard a lot about Plan, Do, Check Act (PDCA) recently. Nearly every emerging standard is following this approach, from BS 25999 and NFPA 1600 (2010 edition) to the new American business continuity…

    Avalution Team Avalution Team | Jun 30, 2010
  • UPDATED: Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPOD): What is it, where did it come from and why it is important to your organization?

    UPDATE: The British Standards Institute (BSI) has issued a corrigendum in response to this article, slightly expanding the definition of MTPOD in a business continuity management system.  The change makes explicit BSI’s intent that MTPOD be identified…

    Avalution Team Avalution Team | Jul 06, 2009