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PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS FOR BUSINESSES
PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS FOR BUSINESSES
BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRE
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BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRE
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To create your Business Impact Analysis Questionnaire use the sample generic questions below and add a few of your own as necessary to suit the idiosyncrasies of your industry type. Give respondents a 'box' after each question to place their answers in.
Business Impact Analysis Questionnaire
(A ready made, fully customizable template of this document is available for purchase and download. For details please click here).
Note to respondents: Please read the whole questionnaire at least once before beginning your responses.
SECTION 1: RESPONDENT INFORMATION
1.1 Name: (Your name here:)
1.2 Job Title:
1.3 Department/Division:
1.4 Office Location: (building, floor, room number)
1.5 Experience: (How many years experience have you had with your company and in this industry in general?)
1.6 Skill Sets: (List additional skill sets and working experience you have acquired in your career)
1.7 Disruption Exposure: (Summarise your experiences of disruption in the workplace. What was the cause of the disruption? How long was it before a return to normal? What was the overall short term and long term impact to the business)
1.8 Cross Utilisation: (What other managerial and/or operational roles within your company have you held? Include on long and short term)
1.9 Pandemic Concerns: (If a global pandemic (such as Bird Flu) was to threaten your town/city, what would be your major concerns for your department from a business/operational perspective?)
SECTION 2: KEY DEPARTMENT FUNCTION
2.1 Key Departmental Function: (Describe in summary the primary function performed by your department)
2.2 Key Function Processes: (List and describe the processes used to accomplish this key function. Use process map graphics if possible)
2.3 Key Function Processes Cycle Times: (Quantify the cycle time for each key function process to complete in hours, days, weeks or months)
2.4 Key Function Processes Maximum Outage Tolerance: (List each key function process and state how long you can last without disruption if the process was to fail)
2.5 Key Function Processes Failure Impact Assessment: (List each key function process and give a rating on the operational impact from failure beyond the Maximum Outage Tolerance. Use: 0=no impact, 2=minimal, 4=moderate, 6=moderate heavy, 8=heavy, 10=severe)
2.6 Key Function Process Current Workaround: (List each key function process and state whether a workaround exists and what that workaround is)
SECTION 3: SECONDARY DEPARTMENT FUNCTION(S)
3.1 Secondary Functions: (describe in summary any secondary functions performed by your department)
3.2 Secondary Function Processes: (Describe the processes used to accomplish these secondary functions. Use process map graphics if possible)
3.3 Secondary Function Process Cycle Times: (Quantify the cycle time for each secondary function process to complete in hours, days, weeks or months)
3.4 Secondary Function Processes Maximum Outage Tolerance: (List each secondary function process and state how long you can last without disruption if the process was to fail)
3.5 Secondary Function Processes Failure Impact Assessment: (List each secondary function process and give a rating on the operational impact from failure beyond the Maximum Outage Tolerance. Use 0=no impact, 2=minimal, 4=moderate, 6=moderate heavy, 8=heavy, 10=severe)
3.6 Secondary Function Process Current Workaround: (List each secondary function process and state whether a workaround exists and what that workaround is)
SECTION 4: DEPARTMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS
4.1 Deliverables: (Describe the deliverables provided by your department)
4.2 Internal Clients: (List your internal clients)
4.3 External Clients: (List your external clients)
4.4 Compliance/Regulatory Issues: (Describe any regulatory requirements under which your department operates)
4.5 Peak Volumes/Critical Times: (What are your peak volume or critical times and why? Describe daily, weekly, monthly and/or annually)
4.6 Determining what's lost: (Describe the process if any, you would use to determine what paper/electronic information was lost in any disaster)
4.7 Recovery/Recreation: (Describe the recovery/recreation process you would use for that information)
4.8 Handling Backlog: (Describe the process you would use to handle the backlog and catch up)
4.9 Short Term Planned Changes: (Describe any anticipated changes to the department structure or required systems over the next 24 months)
SECTION 5: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
5.1 Operating system used:
5.2 Computer applications used:
5.3 Mainframe/servers located:
5.4 Tech support provided by:
5.5 Manual Backup: (Should the systems be unavailable for an extended period, are there manual backup procedures in place? Are those procedures documented?)
5.6 Vital Records Backup: (Records - all media, hard and soft copies, that are considered essential to the continuation of your departmental services. List below all your current vital records including email and laptop usage)
Vital Data Records
Backed Up: Y or N
If Y - where
If N - action to be taken
How regular is back up performed
SECTION 6: INTER-DEPENDENCIES
6.1 Downline dependencies: (Describe who or what ? internally and externally - is dependent on your department?s function)
6.2 Downline dependencies location: (Where is work sent to from your department and how is it sent? List internal and external client names)
6.3 Downline dependencies failure: (List each downline dependency and describe the impact to each if you are not able to deliver)
6.4 Downline dependencies workaround: (List each downline dependency and describe any existing workarounds for you or the internal/external client)
6.5 Upline dependencies: (Describe who or what function ? internally and externally - your department is dependent on. Where and how is work received from to initiate processes?)
6.6 Upline dependencies failure: (List each upline dependency and describe the impact if any sources are not available?)
6.7 Upline dependencies workaround: (List each upline dependency and describe any existing workarounds)
6.8 Third Party Dependencies: (List any third party dependencies and the impact if they cannot deliver. eg. ad agency unable to provide copy, newswires services down, and describe any existing workarounds)
SECTION 7: DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL
7.1 Key Personnel (position) overall responsible for recovery:
7.2 Key Personnel (position) to lead the recovery:
7.3 Deputy Personnel (position) for primary and secondary key personnel:
7.4 Impact if no leadership available: (Describe what would happen if neither primary and secondary and deputies are not available)
7.5 Total Staff: (What is the total number of personnel in your department?)
7.6 Remote Working: (List job functions in your department which can be preformed off premises ie. at home. Include equipment/information requirements)
7.7 Staff Rotation: (Describe any staff rotation scheme or cross utilisation of job functions within your department)
SECTION 8: SUPPLIERS (includes vendors and support)
8.1 Critical Suppliers: (List your department?s critical suppliers, what is supplied and frequency of delivery)
8.2 Critical Supplier Failure: (What is the impact if supply is not available. State maximum tolerances where possible)
8.3 Critical Supplier Failure Workaround: (What workarounds are in place if supply is not available? State maximum tolerances where possible)
8.4 Critical Supplier Contingency Plan: (List suppliers and state if they have a documented contingency plan. Do you have a copy? Has it been tested?)
8.5 Critical Supplier Obligations (State what contractual obligations exist for supply continuity)
SECTION 9: ALTERNATE SITES
9.1 Primary: (Name your primary alternate site location. Include address, space availability, description of infrastructure, communications/ IT access)
9.2 Primary Site Logistics and Special Needs: (Describe physical requirements including security, proximity to upline/downline units, restrictions, access, transport to/from. What set up time is required?)
9.3 Secondary: (Name your secondary alternate site location. Include address, space availability, description of infrastructure, communications/ IT access)
9.4 Secondary Site Logistics and Special Needs: (Describe physical requirements including security, proximity to upline/downline units, restrictions, access, transport to/from. What set up time is required?)
SECTION 10: DEPARTMENT REVENUES & EXPENSES
10.1 Revenues: (List the primary and secondary departmental functions and estimate annual revenues for each one. Put 'nil' if function is not revenue generating)
10.2 Revenues Recapture: (State as a percentage the likelihood of recapturing revenue lost to disruption if the disruption lasts 1 day, 2 days, 3 days etc.)
10.3 Recurring Contractual Revenues: (As a percentage of total departmental revenues what percentage comes from long term recurrent contracts and what comes from daily or short term contracts)
10.4 Material Departmental Costs: (List the Top 5 largest departmental costs eg. staff costs, rental, raw material, paper etc.)
10.5 Mitigating Savings: (What dollar savings would be made in the event of a disruption? Eg. reduction in overtime, or 'rent free period' during building closure. Show the impact if the disruption lasts 1 day, 2 days, 3 days etc.)
SECTION 11: EXPOSURE IDENTIFICATION MATRIX
11.1 Using the accumulated data you have attained by completing the previous sections in this questionnaire, please show your overall 'feel' by populating the following matrix. Determine the exposure that would be incurred by your department should an unplanned interruption in operations occur. In order to establish financial impact, we must estimate loss associated with the loss of the facility and/or automation.
To assist with loss identification, the following impact categories apply:
| Impact Category | Examples: |
| Additional Expense: | Start-up costs, disaster recovery fees, temporary staffing, overtime, purchase/lease/contract external resources (equipment, services, etc.) |
| Assets: | Equipment, furniture, source documentation |
| Customer Service: | Termination or reduction of service level (internal or external clients) |
| Financial Exposure: | Revenue, long & short term contractual income |
| Goodwill: | Public image, shareholder relations, market share |
| Regulatory/Legal: | Fines, penalties, compliance issues, contractual obligations, financial liabilities |
The following number scores have been established to provide firm tangible and intangible exposure categories for cross-company comparison:
Cumulative Dollar-Loss Ranges (Tangible)
| Score: | Dollar Loss Range (US$) |
| 0: | None |
| 1: | Under $10,000 |
| 2: | $10,000 - $25,000 |
| 3: | $25,001 - $50,000 |
| 4: | $50,000 - $100,000 |
| 5: | $100,000 - $250,000 |
| 6: | $250,000 - $500,000 |
| 7: | $500,000 - $1,000,000 |
| 8: | $1,000,000 - $2,500,000 |
| 9: | $2,500,000 - $5,000,000 |
| 10: | $5,000,000 and above |
Customer Service and Goodwill Loss Ranges (Intangible)
| Score: | Effect |
| 0: | None |
| 2: | Minimal |
| 4: | Moderate |
| 6: | Moderately Heavy |
| 8: | Heavy |
| 10: | Severe |
Using the Impact Categories to classify the type of loss incurred and the Loss Ranges (0 through 10), specify your estimated amount of exposure during each time period below:
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The 16 page template includes the following Sections:
Introduction and Instructions
Section 1: Respondent Information
Section 2: Key Department Function
Section 3: Secondary Department Function(s)
Section 4: Departmental Assignments
Section 5: Information Technology
Section 6: Inter-Dependencies
Section 7: Departmental Personnel
Section 8: Suppliers (Includes vendors and support)
Section 9: Alternate Sites
Section 10: Department Revenues & Expenses
Section 11: Exposure Identification Matrix
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