BIA Characteristics
Find below the general characteristics of a BIA (Business Impact Analysis).
See also:
Name
The name of a a BIA is built as follows: “Entity Name” > “Process Name”.
BCM System
BCM system from which a BIA is performed.
A BCM (Business Continuity Management) System enables to define the scope of a Business Continuity Plan. It also enables to launch Business Impact Analyses.Entity
Root entity of the BCM System the BIA belongs to.
Processes
Indicates the business process analyzed within the framework of the BIA. It represents the BIA scope.
This field is in Read-only mode.BIA Responsible
The BIA responsible user is in charge of the process and answers questions about business continuity.
As an IRM manager, you must send him/her the BIA so that he answers questions.
Once the BIA has been sent to the BIA responsible user, the BIA status turns to “Ongoing”.
The BIA responsible user generally logs in to HOPEX with the “IRM Contributor” profile. However, you can access the BIAs that have been sent to you via the My tasks > Business Continuity menu in the HOPEX IRM desktop.
Status
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BIA status
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Meaning of the status
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Draft
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Default status of a BIA at creation
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Ongoing
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An e-mail has been sent to the BIA responsible user.
He/she is requested to fill in a BIA matrix.
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Completed
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The RTO and business impact have been computed.
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Closed
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The Analysis and Results page of the BIA are now in read-only mode.
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Creation date
Date when the IRM Manager created the Business Impact Analysis.
Completion date
Date when the BIA Responsible answered questions via the matrix.
The following indicators are computed:
• RTO
The RTO (Recovery Time Objective) is the time frame identified for resuming disrupted activities.• Business impact
A business impact is the outcome of a disruption.Closure date
Date when the IRM Manager validated the BIA results (that is to say the matrix answers).