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Performing The Business Impact Analysis
1
For each business area, determine the business processes and identify the essential
processes.
General
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.2
4.3
Mainframe applications/software/data
Mainframe hardware, terminals, printers
Server/LAN hardware/PCs/printers
LAN/PC software and data
IT networks/communications
4.5
Numbers required
Skills required
Who normally performs the process?
Who else could perform the process?
4.4
Description of process
Frequency
Telephones, faxes
Desks, chairs
Filing cabinets, storage
Other considerations, vendors, customers
For the business processes, establish the minimum resources required to operate.
Prioritise essential business processes.
It may be more efficient to examine the mainframe part of IT on a global basis and not by
business process
Determine the minimum acceptable backup plan (non-IT and IT facilities, clerical
requirements, staff numbers and necessary skills)
Determine the minimum acceptable recovery configuration (non-IT and IT
facilities, clerical requirements, staff numbers and necessary skills)
Are alternatives to the requirements available?
Examine time scales
IT
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.2
Hot site
A fully functional site ready for use
Cold site
A facility wired and configured to operate,
but without the computer equipment installed
Alternative solutions
Minimum/maximum module size
Increment size
Types of data communications supported
Office equipment
Availability
It may be more efficient to examine the mainframe part of IT on a global basis and not by
business process