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| Home / Risk Glossary / Business Impact Analysis | 21 March, 2010 | |
Business Impact Analysis (Definition)Analysis which identifies the resources critical to an organization's continued existence, identifies threats posed to those resources, assesses the likelihood of those threats occurring, and the impact of each of those threats on the organization. One output of a business impact analysis is a prioritized list of the risks which should be addressed. See Also: Business Continuity Planning, Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption, Recovery Time Objective. Risky Thinking Newsletter Are you responsible for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, or Risk Management in your organization? Then you may wish to receive a free subscription to the the monthly Risky Thinking Newsletter. It contains news, opinions and articles of interest to people working in these areas. View a sample issue, or click here to subscribe. Recent articles have included: It's common advice to not put all your eggs in one basket, but does that mean it's always the right thing to do?
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