Comments on: Are You Getting Value from Your BIA http://www.bs25999.com/2009/12/are-you-getting-value-from-your-bia/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:22:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jake Whistle http://www.bs25999.com/2009/12/are-you-getting-value-from-your-bia/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jake Whistle Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:27:12 +0000 http://www.bs25999.com/?p=15#comment-3 Over the years I've found that if the original BIA is broken down into logical sections that correlate to the business groups/divisions/sections it gives you the flexibility to review and update areas inline (as close as possible) with core business change. It almost goes without saying the BIA must also have an enterprise view - E.g. Exec summary/ risk profile etc. As far tools go, I still prefer going manual (interviews/workshops/questionnaires MS Excel & Word documents & sometimes create surveys in SharePoint) Why not go the automated path?? The capital and ongoing costs of big dollar software are always a significant factor, however I’ve found the implementation complexity/timeframe, training and ongoing maintenance related issues the main problems Over the years I’ve found that if the original BIA is broken down into logical sections that correlate to the business groups/divisions/sections it gives you the flexibility to review and update areas inline (as close as possible) with core business change. It almost goes without saying the BIA must also have an enterprise view — E.g. Exec summary/ risk profile etc.

As far tools go, I still prefer going manual (interviews/workshops/questionnaires MS Excel & Word documents & sometimes create surveys in SharePoint)

Why not go the automated path?? The capital and ongoing costs of big dollar software are always a significant factor, however I’ve found the implementation complexity/timeframe, training and ongoing maintenance related issues the main problems

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