Business Impact Analysis Worksheet

This worksheet is for anyone mapping key business activities and how long they can be delayed. It shows an impact scale from 1 to 5, with columns for Activity, Owner, Impact at 4 hours, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, Peak impact, MTPD, RTO, RPO, and Dependencies. Sample rows include Taking customer orders, Payroll, and Email and phones.

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Use it to record each activity’s owner, rate the impact over time, and note recovery targets and dependencies. Fill in one row per process, then compare results to find which functions need the fastest recovery and which can wait.

Good for

Rank critical business activities by downtime impact
Set recovery targets for key processes
Document dependencies for continuity planning

Tip: Print in landscape and keep one copy per department for faster impact scoring.

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