VERSION HISTORY [Provide information [Provide information on how the develo development pment and distri!tion distri!tion of the "!sine "!siness ss Impact #nalysis was contr controlled olled and tracked. Use the table below to pr provide ovide the version number, number, the author implementi implementing ng the versi version, on, the date of the version, the name of the person approving approving the version, the date that particular version was approved, and a brief description of the reason for creating the revised version.] Version # 1.0
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Note to the Author [$his doc!ment is a template of a Business Impact Analysis doc!ment Analysis doc!ment for a pro%ect. $he template incl!des instr!ctions to the a!thor& oilerplate te't& and fields that sho!ld e replaced with the val!es specific to the pro%ect.
"l!e italicied te't enclosed in s!are rac*ets ([te't]) provides instr!ctions to the doc!ment a!thor& or descries the intent& ass!mptions and conte't for content incl!ded in this doc!ment. "l!e italicied te't enclosed in an+le rac*ets () indicates a field that sho!ld e replaced with information specific to a partic!lar pro%ect. $e't and tales in lac* are provided as oilerplate e'amples of wordin+ and formats that may e !sed or modified as appropriate to a specific pro%ect. $hese are offered only as s!++estions to assist in developin+ pro%ect doc!ments, they are not mandatory formats.
-hen !sin+ this template for yo!r pro%ect doc!ment& it is recommended that yo! follow these steps 1. eplace all te't enclosed in an+le rac*ets (e.+.&& ) with the correct field val!es. $hese an+le rac*ets appear in oth the ody of the doc!ment and in headers and footers. $o c!stomie fields in icrosoft -ord (which display a +ray ac*+ro!nd when selected) a. 2e 2ele lect ct 3i 3ile le>P >Pro rope pert rtie ies> s>2! 2!mm mmar ary y an and d fi fill ll in th the e $it itle le fi fiel eld d wi with th th the e 4oc!ment ame and the 2!%ect field with the Pro%ect ame. . 2elect 2elect 3ile>Prop 3ile>Propert erties> ies>5!st 5!stom om and fil filll in the 6as 6astt od odifi ified& ed& 2tat!s& 2tat!s& and 7ersion fields with the appropriate information for this doc!ment. c. #fter yo! clic* clic* 89 to to close the the dialo+ o'& o'& !pdate !pdate the fields fields thro!+ho!t thro!+ho!t the doc!ment with these val!es y selectin+ :dit>2elect #ll (or 5trl;#) and pressin+ 3. 8r yo! can !pdate an individ!al field y clic*in+ on it and pressin+ 3. $his m!st e done separately for =eaders and 3ooters. . odif odify y oilerplate oilerplate te't te't as appropriat appropriate e to the specif specific ic pro%ect. pro%ect. ?. $o add any new section sections s to the doc!men doc!ment& t& ens!re ens!re that the appropria appropriate te header header and ody te't styles are maintaine maintained. d. 2tyles !sed for the 2ection 2ection =eadin+s =eadin+s are =eadin+ =eadin + 1& =eadin+ and =eadin+ =eadin+ ?. 2tyle !sed !sed for oilerplate oilerplate te't te't is "ody $e't. @. $o !pdate the $ale $ale of 5ontents& 5ontents& ri+ht;clic ri+ht;clic* * and select ABpdate ABpdate fieldC fieldC and choose the option; ABpdate entire taleC D. "efore "efore s!miss s!mission ion of the first draft draft of this doc!men doc!ment& t& delete delete this Aotes Aotes to the #!thorC pa+e and all instr!ctions to the a!thor& which appear thro!+ho!t the doc!ment as l!e italicied te't enclosed in s!are rac*ets.]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTIO INTRODUCTION................................................................ N................................................................ .................................................... .5
INTRO!UCTION PURPOSE %&e 'usiness "mpact (nalysis )'"(* is an essential step in t&e e#elopment of a contingency/isaster reco#ery plan. [:nter p!rpose of this specific "I#]
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SYS SYSTEM TEM IN%OR %ORMATI MATION ON !"te+ !"te+ <:nter date "I# completed> Point o) Cont"*t +POC,+ +POC,+ <:nter "I# P85> Or-"ni."tion+ Or-"ni."tion+ <:nter 8r+aniation> System N"me+ N"me+ <:nter name> System M"n"-er + <:nter mana+er> System !es*ription+ !es*ription + <:nter description>
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POINTS O% CONTACT [:nter the name and description of individ!als& positions& offices& etc of points;of; contact related to the content contained within this "I#.] Intern"l Cont"*ts + Name>+ <:nter description of role as it relates to this "I#> + Name>+ <:nter description of role as it relates to this "I#> + Name>+ <:nter description of role as it relates to this "I#>
E/tern"l Cont"*ts [:nter the name and description of individ!als& positions& offices& etc of points;of; contact related to the content contained within this "I#.] + Name>+ <:nter description of role as it relates to this "I#> + Name>+ <:nter description of role as it relates to this "I#> + Name>+ <:nter description of role as it relates to this "I#>
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SYSTEM RESOURCES [:nter the cate+ory& name& and description of reso!rces related to& referenced& and/or analyed within as part of this "I#.] H"rd0"re + Name>+ <:nter description of reso!rce> + Name>+ <:nter description of reso!rce> + Name>+ <:nter description of reso!rce>
So)t0"re + Name>+ <:nter description of reso!rce> + Name>+ <:nter description of reso!rce> + Name>+ <:nter description of reso!rce>
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Ot1er + Name>+ <:nter description of reso!rce> + Name>+ <:nter description of reso!rce> + Name>+ <:nter description of reso!rce>
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CRITICAL CONTACTS AN! RESOURCES
[elate critical contacts& their roles& and critical resources from the content entered into the previous two sections and relate them to each other.] Criti*"l Cont"*ts2Roles Criti*"l Reso3r*es <:nter ame> <:nter critical reso!rce name> <:nter critical reso!rce name> <:nter critical reso!rce name>
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!ISRUPTION IMPACT
[Identify disruption impacts and allowable outae times. !haracteri"e the impact on critical roles if a critical resource is unavailable. Identify the ma#imum acceptable period that the resource could be unavailable before unacceptable impacts resulted.] Reso3r*e O3t"-e Imp"*t Allo0"4le O3t"-e <:nt <: nter er e eso so!r !rce ce a ame me> > <:nt <: nter er des descr crip ipti tion on of of o!t o!ta+ a+e e <:nter description of impact> allowale o!ta+e time> 2.5
RESOURCE RECOVERY PRIORITY
[$ist the order of recovery priority for all resources Identified earlier in this document. Identify and describe an appropriate priority scale such as hih% medium% low& 1% 2% 3& etc.] Priority Reso3r*e Comments <:nter additional comments > >
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Appendi/ A B3siness Imp"*t An"lysis Appro"l %&e unersigne ac-nolege t&ey &a#e re#iee t&e B3siness Imp"*t Imp"*t An"lysis An"lysis an an agree agree it& it& t&e t&e appr approac oac& & it prese present nts. s. C&an C&anges ges to t&is t&is B3sine B3siness ss Imp"*t Imp"*t An"lys An"lysis is ill ill e coor coori ina nate te it& it& an an appr appro# o#e e y t&e t&e unersigne or t&eir esignate representati#es. [6ist the individ!als individ!als whose si+nat!res si+nat!res are desired. :'ampl :'amples es of s!ch indiv individ!als id!als are "! "!si sine ness ss 2t 2tew eward ard&& Im Impl plem emen enta tati tion on a ana na+er +er or Pr Pro% o%ect ect 2p 2pon onso sorr. #dd #d d additional lines for si+nat!re as necessary. #ltho!+h si+nat!res are desired& they are not always re!ired to move forward with the practices o!tlined within this doc!ment.] Signature+
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APPEN!I$ B RE%ERENCES [Insert the name [Insert name&& ver versio sion n n!m n!mer er&& des descrip criptio tion& n& and phy physic sical al loc locati ation on of any doc!ments referenced in this doc!ment. #dd rows to the tale as necessary.] necessary.] 'he followin table summari"es the documents referenced in this document.
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APPEN!I$ C &EY TERMS [Insert terms [Insert terms and definiti definitions ons !sed in this doc!ment doc!ment.. #dd rows to the tale as necessary. 3ollow the lin* elow to for definitions of pro%ect mana+ement terms and acronyms !sed in this and other doc!ments. http//www.cdc.+ov/cdc!p/lirary/other/help.htm 'he followin table provides definitions for terms relevant to this document.
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