A Hands-on Blueprint. Leads you step-by-step through compiling a BIA, the first step in a meaningful Business Continuity Plan. FREE CD.

Excerpt from Author's Introduction:
This is the book that I wish I?d had when I was first told that I needed to do a company-wide Business Impact Analysis (BIA). At that time, few regulatory guidelines referred to the BIA. Those that did refer to the BIA didn?t specify what a BIA should contain, much less how to go about putting one togeth?er. Few ?case studies? had been published. Classes on the topic were as rare as real estate bargains in Manhattan. What did become apparent was that (1) the BIA would be something very different to each individual company, and (2) no ?best practices? had been established.

The stakeholders (executive management, regulators, audit, etc.) are probably the reason you are doing a BIA in the first place. If they are not happy with the results of your BIA, you won?t he happy either. However, the BIA is not just about satisfying requirements. The most important goal of the BIA should be to provide your compa?ny with a solid foundation of information upon which you can build a comprehensive Business Continuity Plan.

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