Skip the BIA: Four Cases Where a Formal BIA Is Optional
One of the most common complaints from my consulting clients is that doing a formal business impact analysis, or BIA, is a waste of time. In today’s post, written with BIA doubters […]
All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources
We write a lot about BIAs in our blog and ebooks, and no wonder: the business impact analysis is the cornerstone of a sound business continuity program. In today’s post, we list, […]
After the BIA: Save Time and Money by Fine-Tuning Your Application RTOs
The business impact analysis (BIA) is a great tool, but after it is complete, organizations have an opportunity to potentially save time and resources by conducting a tightly focused, second-level review of […]
BIA Blunders: 6 Common Mistakes Organizations Make When Conducting BIAs
The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is one of the fundamental building blocks of a sound business continuity management program. In today’s post, we’ll look at six mistakes companies commonly make in conducting […]
A Matter of Time: When SMEs Are Prevented from Helping With BCM
When it comes to business continuity management, many otherwise rational organizations behave in an irrational way. They make a commitment to improve their BCM program then sharply limit the amount of time […]
Like Lambs to the Slaughter: When BIA Beginners Present to Management
Many people who are new at conducting a Business Impact Analysis think the hard part is over once they arrive at their list of business processes arranged in order of criticality. It’s […]
The Big Decision: Choosing What Software to Use for Your BIAs
One of the biggest decisions companies face in conducting a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is what use, if any, they will make of software in doing it. In today’s post we’ll look […]
Top 5 Reasons Why Most BIAs Are DOA
Do you know the main reasons that most Business Impact Analyses today are “Dead On Arrival”? I’ll tell you about bad BIAs in a moment. Before I do, however, I’d like to […]
Solving the Puzzle of the Operational Risk Management Lifecycle
When you’re completing a jigsaw puzzle, it is a lot easier to grasp how the pieces fit together if you have a picture of the completed puzzle to go by. By the […]
Why You Should Schedule BIAs the Same Way You Do Dentist Appointments
Over the twenty years or so that I have been professionally engaged in the field of business continuity, I have noticed that most organizations fall into one of two categories when it […]
The Secret to a Successful BIA Interview: Get Their Information Ahead of Time
Once upon a time, there was a business continuity consulting firm that held business impact analysis interviews with their clients WITHOUT first getting them to gather and provide basic information about their […]
BIA Tips and Traps: 4 Things To Do — and 3 Things Not To Do — To Ensure Your BIA Is a Success
I recently saw an article that said the most commonly searched questions on Google in 2017 included “What is a solar eclipse?,” “What is bitcoin?,” and “What is a fidget spinner?” At […]
