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Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
Course Description
The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is the foundation on which to build an organisation-wide Business Continuity Management Program. The instructor will walk participants through all the steps associated to completing a BIA. This course is designed around a tried and true BIA model providing the participants with the methodology, the associated tools and the confidence required to complete a thorough Business Impact Analysis.
Locations (all in 2010)
| Ottawa |
Jan 18-19 |
| Calgary |
Feb 02-03 |
| Halifax |
Feb 08-09 |
| Winnipeg |
Apr 20-21 |
| Vancouver |
May 17-18 |
| Toronto |
June 10-11 *** |
| Montreal |
June 14-15 (French) |
| Gatineau |
Sept 02-03 (French) |
| Winnipeg |
Sept 29-30 |
| Ottawa |
Oct 04-05 |
| Montreal |
Oct 14-15 (French) |
| Vancouver |
Oct 25-26 |
| Toronto |
Nov 22-23 |
| Calgary |
Nov 29-30 |
***following WCDM
Audience
This course is designed for Business Continuity Professional with basic knowledge and experience in Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery.
Duration
2 days, 08:30 to 17:00
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Determine the pre-requisites and the tolerance thresholds for the organisation
- Initiate the BIA process, develop a BIA questionnaire and conduct data collection
- Identify critical business functions
- Document the BIA report
- Present BIA results to Senior Management
- Understand the value and risks associated with shortcuts to the BIA process
Course Outline
Day 1:
- General introduction to BIA
- Project initiation
- Data collection
- Data analysis
Day 2:
- Validation with Managers
- Preparation of draft BIA report
- Additional validations and final version
- Presentation of BIA report to Management
- Value and risks associated with shortcuts
Tools and Templates
All tools, templates and reports provided with this training are in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel formats. The documents are license free and are fully editable by participants for use in their own organizations. A valuable time-saver!
- BIA process (19 pages)
- BIA threshold definition tool
- BIA project plan
- BIA questionnaire
- Full comprehensive BIA report
- BIA presentation to Senior Management
Register here or call our office toll free at 866-275-3941
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