Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Template
Template for conducting business impact analysis to support business continuity planning.
Business Impact Analysis Template
Purpose
This template guides the collection of information needed to understand the criticality of business functions and their recovery requirements.
Section 1: Function Overview
Basic Information
| Field | Response | |-------|----------| | Business Function | | | Department/Unit | | | Function Owner | | | Number of Staff | | | Location(s) | |
Function Description
Describe the primary activities performed: [Free text]
Critical Periods
Identify peak/critical periods: | Period | Description | |--------|-------------| | Daily | | | Weekly | | | Monthly | | | Annually | |
Section 2: Impact Assessment
Financial Impact
Estimate financial impact if function unavailable:
| Timeframe | Revenue Loss | Additional Costs | Total | |-----------|--------------|------------------|-------| | 1 hour | $ | $ | $ | | 4 hours | $ | $ | $ | | 1 day | $ | $ | $ | | 3 days | $ | $ | $ | | 1 week | $ | $ | $ | | 2+ weeks | $ | $ | $ |
Non-Financial Impacts
Rate severity (1=Low, 5=Critical):
| Impact Type | 1 hr | 4 hr | 1 day | 3 days | 1 week | |-------------|------|------|-------|--------|--------| | Regulatory/Legal | | | | | | | Reputation | | | | | | | Customer | | | | | | | Operational | | | | | | | Employee | | | | | |
Section 3: Recovery Objectives
Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
Maximum acceptable downtime: _____ hours/days
Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
Maximum acceptable data loss: _____ hours/days
Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD)
Point of irreversible harm: _____ hours/days
Section 4: Dependencies
Technology Dependencies
| System/Application | Critical? | Recovery Priority | |--------------------|-----------|-------------------| | | Yes/No | 1-5 | | | Yes/No | 1-5 |
Third-Party Dependencies
| Vendor/Partner | Service | Critical? | |----------------|---------|-----------| | | | Yes/No | | | | Yes/No |
Internal Dependencies
| Department/Function | Dependency Type | |--------------------|-----------------| | | Input/Output | | | Input/Output |
Section 5: Minimum Requirements
Staffing
Minimum staff to resume: ____ Critical roles: 1. 2. 3.
Workspace
☐ Office required ☐ Remote capable Special requirements:
Equipment/Supplies
|Item | Quantity | Source | |-----|----------|--------| | | | |
Section 6: Workarounds
Manual Workarounds
Describe temporary manual processes: [Free text]
Duration
How long can workarounds sustain operations? _____ hours/days