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Know what matters most before something goes wrong.

Collect, analyse and report Business Impact Analysis data across your organisation, including critical processes, dependencies, Recovery Time Objectives, Recovery Point Objectives, resources and recovery priorities.

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  • Critical process mapping
  • RTOs and RPOs
  • Recovery priorities
Features

What you can do with Business Impact Analysis.

Identify critical processes, dependencies, RTOs, RPOs and recovery priorities.

01

BIA data collection

Gather impact information from each department in a consistent, structured way.

02

Critical processes

Identify the processes your organisation depends on most.

03

Dependencies

Map the systems, people, suppliers and other processes each one relies on.

04

RTOs & RPOs

Record Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives for each process.

05

Resources & priorities

Define the resources needed to recover, and the order of recovery.

06

Operational impact reporting

Analyse and report on the operational impact of disruption.

Why it matters

Base recovery decisions on evidence.

A clear view of what is critical and what it depends on helps you spend recovery effort where it matters most.

  • Consistent data from every department
  • Dependencies linked to plans and risks
  • AI suggestions for RTOs and RPOs
  • Automatic reminders for BIA reviews
How it works

Business Impact Analysis, step by step.

  1. 1

    Collect

    Departments complete their BIA.

  2. 2

    Analyse

    Identify critical processes and dependencies.

  3. 3

    Set objectives

    Agree RTOs, RPOs and recovery priorities.

  4. 4

    Report

    Share the results and feed them into plans.

FAQ

Business Impact Analysis questions, answered.

What is a Business Impact Analysis?

It identifies your critical processes and what disruption would cost, so you can decide what to recover first and how quickly.

What are RTO and RPO?

The Recovery Time Objective is how quickly a process must be back. The Recovery Point Objective is how much data loss is acceptable.

Does BIA data connect to our plans?

Yes. BIA results link to your risks, strategies and continuity plans.

More in Continuity

Explore other Continuity modules.

Impact analyses, risks, plans, exercises and actions are connected, so you can see how each one affects your resilience.

Plans & DocumentationOne repository for continuity, crisis and recovery plans, with templates and version control. Risk Assessment & ManagementIdentify, assess, treat and monitor BCM risks, linked to processes, assets and plans. Continuity StrategiesDisaster scenarios, recovery procedures, alternate locations and contingency arrangements. Incident & Crisis ManagementReport and escalate incidents, activate crisis teams and keep a decision log. Testing & ExercisesPlan tabletop exercises and simulations, record results and track lessons learned. Compliance & AuditMonitor ISO 22301 and internal requirements with audits, gap analysis and reports. Training & AwarenessAwareness campaigns, training schedules, attendance, competency and certifications. Corrective ActionsTrack findings, lessons learned and improvements, with owners and target dates. Supplier ContinuityAssess critical suppliers and third parties, map dependencies and plan contingencies. Emergency NotificationsMass notification by email, SMS and mobile, with delivery logs. Workflows & AlertsConfigurable approvals, escalations and sign-offs, with automated reminders. Dashboards & ReportingReal-time views of maturity, compliance, actions, testing, risk and training. AI CapabilitiesAI risk analysis, gap detection, recommendations and automated summaries.

See Business Impact Analysis in action.

Book a free Continuity demo and we will walk you through business impact analysis using scenarios from your business.

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