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 Continuity
Central is carrying out a detailed survey into how organisations
are conducting business impact analyses. Here’s a snapshot
of the results to date. A detailed analysis of the results will
be published once the survey is completed.
Does the BIA cover every business process and division?
The results so far show that 68 percent of business impact analyses
are fully comprehensive, looking at every division of the company
in question and every process within the business. This is a decrease
from the same survey conducted in June 2003, where 73 percent of
respondents reported that their BIA covered every business process
and division.
How often is the BIA conducted?
By far the most common response (52 percent) was that respondents
conducted an annual business impact analysis. 14 percent of respondents
did not set a regular date, instead carrying out reviews when significant
changes took place within the business structure or within its processes.
12 percent of respondents updated their BIA every two years.
Is the BIA used solely by the business continuity team?
54.5 percent of respondents retain the BIA information within the
business continuity team and do not use it more widely across the
organisation. This is a significant reduction from last year’s
survey which found that the majority of business continuity managers
(57 percent) shared BIA reports with non-business continuity divisions
within the organisation as a source of management information.
Are changes planned?
There seems to be greater satisfaction with the BIA process than
was reported in last year’s survey, where 55 percent of respondents
said that they were planning to make changes in the way the BIA
was conducted. This year only 43 percent of respondents expect to
make changes in the BIA process.
The BIA survey will remain open for another two weeks.
To take part click here
To view the full report on last year’s BIA survey see: http://www.continuitycentral.com/bcjournaljuly2003.pdf
•Date:
19th Nov 2004 • Region:World •Type:
Article •Topic: BC
statistics
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