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Stanford University Business Continuity Planning

Stanford University

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is the standard method by which businesses plan for continuing operations in an emergency. BCP involves several steps, which include performing a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and a Risk Assessment (RA) (also referred to as Risk Analysis). It is impossible to properly plan for a disaster if the likely impacts of various disruptions on an organization are unknown.A BIA is a means of systematically assessing the potential impacts of various events on operations. It allows an organization to understand the degree of loss that could occur from each potential disruption.

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