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To read more and buy, visit [http://shop.bsigroup.com/bip2214](http://shop.bsigroup.com/bip2214)  \n© BSI British Standards Institution  \nThis is a sample chapter from A Practical Approach to Business Impact Analysis. To read more and buy, visit [http://shop.bsigroup.com/bip2214](http://shop.bsigroup.com/bip2214)  \n© BSI British Standards Institution  \nA Practical Approach to Business Impact Analysis  \nUnderstanding the Organization through Business Continuity Management  \nIan Charters  \nThis is a sample chapter from A Practical Approach to Business Impact Analysis. To read more and buy, visit [http://shop.bsigroup.com/bip2214](http://shop.bsigroup.com/bip2214)  \n© BSI British Standards Institution  \nFirst published in the UK in 2011 by BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL  \n© British Standards Institution 2011  \nAll rights reserved. Except as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without prior permission in writing from the publisher.  \nWhilst every care has been taken in developing and compiling this publication, BSI accepts no liability for any loss or damage caused, arising directly or indirectly in connection with reliance on its contents except to the extent that such liability may not be excluded in law.  \nBSI has made every reasonable effort to locate, contact and acknowledge copyright owners of material included in this book. Anyone who believes that they have a claim of copyright in any of the content of this book should contact BSI atthe above address.  \nBSI has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.  \nThe right of Ian Charters to be identified as the author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designsand Patents Act 1988 .  \nTypeset in Great Britain by Letterpart [Limited-letterpart.com](Limited-letterpart.com)[ ](Limited-letterpart.com)Printed in Great Britain by Berforts Group, [www.berforts.co.uk](www.berforts.co.uk)  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nISBN 978-0-580-73101-3  \nThis is a sample chapter from A Practical Approach to Business Impact Analysis. To read more and buy, visit [http://shop.bsigroup.com/bip2214](http://shop.bsigroup.com/bip2214)  \n© BSI British Standards Institution  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements vii  \nForeword viii  \nPreface ix  \nAbout the author xi  \nIntroduction xiii  \n1 What is Business Impact Analysis? 1  \nA definition 1  \nWhy is a BIA so important? 1  \nWhat are the prerequisites? 3  \nBIA scope 4  \n2 Understanding the BIA 5  \nTime and impact 5  \nTerminology 16  \nResources 31  \nInterdependencies 34  \nBIA in different sectors 39  \nAlternative approaches 44  \n3 Planning the BIA – Project or Process? 51  \nBIA as a project 51  \nBIA as a process 58  \n4 Strategic BIA 61  \nThe organization’s strategic review 61  \nUsing a BIA to set the scope of the BCM programme 61  \nPreparing for the Strategic BIA 62  \nConducting a Strategic BIA 64  \nStrategic BIA report 66  \n5 Tactical BIA 67  \nSetting the scope 67  \nInitiating a Tactical BIA 67  \nData collection – choosing the participants 69  \nData collection – the data 69  \nData collection – methods 71  \nCompleting the process 79  \nA Practical Approach to Business Impact Analysis v  \nThis is a sample chapter from A Practical Approach to Business Impact Analysis. 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