BIA 16: Template 4: Sample BIA Report Format

Sample BIA Report Format

This is a sample template for developing a typical BIA report.

Overview

Background
Objectives
Approach

Scope

Consider business functions and IT applications and system
List the interviewees by business function or IT system

Findings

Identify list of critical business functions and priority of recovery
Identity impact of loss by business functions (hard/soft)
Identity support services by business function and IT system
Identify inter-dependencies between various business functions/systems

Conclusion

Approve crucial business functions and minimum resources needed to recover these functions

Next-Steps

Confirm the Executive Management’s commitment in terms of actions
Seek permission to proceed with next phase of the BCM planning process
Identify and document recovery strategies
Identify recovery workload
Select an alternate site
Review and revise vital records' backup and recovery policy and procedures

Appendix

List of CBFs and IT applications and systems
General description
Recovery Time Objectives
Personnel interviewed
Reasons for selecting the CBFs:
Operating
Financial
Legal and regulatory
Effects of an outage
Recovery priority
Maximum acceptable outage duration
Status of vital records backup
Status of recovery plans (if any)

Conducting Your Impact Analysis for Business Continuity Planning (Second Edition)

Reference

Goh, M. H. (2021). Conducting Your Impact Analysis for Business Continuity Planning. Business Continuity Management Planning Series (3rd ed.). Singapore: GMH Pte Ltd.

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