CISM · Question #862
Which of the following is the MOST important benefit of conducting a business impact analysis (BIA)?
The correct answer is C. Ability to prioritize restoration activities and understand recovery options. The primary deliverable of a BIA is the ability to prioritize recovery and restoration activities by identifying which business functions are most critical and defining their recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs). Without this prioritization, an…
Question
Which of the following is the MOST important benefit of conducting a business impact analysis (BIA)?
Options
- AAbility to properly value assets involved in the core business
- BAbility to understand departmental interdependencies and related key stakeholders
- CAbility to prioritize restoration activities and understand recovery options
- DAbility to determine which controls involved in the core business are properly designed
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A5% (1)
- C90% (19)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
The primary deliverable of a BIA is the ability to prioritize recovery and restoration activities by identifying which business functions are most critical and defining their recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs). Without this prioritization, an organization cannot make informed decisions about where to direct resources during a disruption. While a BIA does help identify asset values, departmental interdependencies, and stakeholders, those are means to the end goal-knowing what to recover first and what options are viable given the organization's tolerance for downtime.
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