BCK302 - Business Impact Analysis

The objective of this course is to provide a detailed and in-depth understanding of the Business Impact Analysis.  This course teaches both introductory BIA topics and a systematic method to conduct a Business Impact Analysis.

In this course students will learn:

  • BIA objectives
  • BIA benefits
  • BIA scope
  • Key BIA principles, concepts, and terminology
  • Definition of critical business process
  • Examples of critical business process
  • BIA information gathering approach
  • Main deliverables from BIA
  • Quantification of potential business losses
  • Disaster recovery requirements
  • Systems covered by a BIA
  • Services covered by a BIA
  • Resources covered by a BIA
  • Definition of maximum tolerable downtime
  • Detailed BIA steps
  • Input/output components of BIA steps
  • Interactions between BIA steps
  • Application of BIA process through concrete examples
  • Outline and Content of BIA report

By completing this course, students will gain the knowledge to conduct a Business Impact Analysis.

Recommended Pre-requisite:

BCK 101 – Business Continuity Planning 1
BCK 102 – Business Continuity Planning 2