It is both impractical and unrealistic to deliver 100% of your current capabilities immediately following a disaster situation. It is therefore essential that a Business Impact Analysis be carried out to gain a full understanding of the impact to the business, should a disaster situation arise. This will enable you to prioritise recovery procedures for short, medium and long-term recovery periods.
EMA can assist with this exercise, identifying the differentiation between critical (urgent) and non-critical (non-urgent) organisational functions and activities.
20% of all companies will suffer fire, theft, flood or storm damage, power failures, terrorism or hardware/software failures
