BCM SmartBIA : Business Impact Assessment - Database System (CD)

Companion Business Impact Analysis to BCM SmartPlan. Based on MS Access (run time version included) and developed by Fellows of the Business Continuity Institute with comprehensive user manual.

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SmartBIA is a database driven system, developed by business analysts and business continuity experts, with a combined 100 years of experience -

Simple to use for smaller organizations while having the reporting capability required by larger organizations - the ability to report by company, across companies, and at Group level. -

Collation capabilities allow for requirements to be entered by business unit and for easy assessment of total requirements, so it will be particularly useful for IT, Telecommunications and Premises/Office Services to assess total requirements for IT, telephony and office furniture and equipment. It will also be useful for any VP or director with responsibilities across sites to see their overall requirements and to assess overall impact. It is simple enough to be used by those with minimal background in BC, while its features will be appreciated by the more seasoned BC professional. -

High value, low price -

Robust and proven -

Flexible to any organization - inexpensive enough for the smallest company, robust enough for large enterprises -

Provides consistency to the Business Impact Assessment process -

Easy to use by non-IT people: requires no special training or IT expertise -

Self-contained: includes run-time Microsoft Access 2000

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This easy-to-use tool has been developed in the industry-standard Microsoft Access database to facilitate Business Impact Analysis. It has been developed by Fellows of the Business Continuity Institute with over 40 years of experience.

Some 37 questions are asked, intended to elicit: -ú

the time frame within which recovery has to take place -ú

the potential for loss, in cash and non-cash terms -ú

preliminary resource requirements following a disaster.

These questions include validity checking and checks and balances to ensure consistency of answers and to identify exaggerated or under-estimated function value.

Although copies could be distributed for individual managers to complete, optimum results will be obtained if BCM SmartBIA is completed at structured interviews with appropriate personnel. ú

One record should be completed for each key function, service or application. ú

Questions should be answered primarily by the manager of the key organizational function with the assistance of knowledgeable Information Processing personnel and other experts as required.

Comments about a question may be included.

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BCM SmartBIA: BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT includes the run-time version of Microsoft Access, if you do not already have Access installed.

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