# Business Impact Analysis Template

A structured worksheet for critical processes, dependencies, recovery targets, and ownership.

## Function Profile
- Function name and owner.
- Customers, partners, or internal teams affected by downtime.
- Peak operating periods and minimum staffing needs.

## Dependency Map
- People, facilities, systems, vendors, data, and communications channels.
- Manual workaround options and limits.
- Single points of failure requiring mitigation.

## Recovery Targets
- Maximum tolerable downtime.
- Recovery time objective and recovery point objective.
- Priority actions for the next continuity plan update.

## Related Actions
- Open continuity tool: /tools/business-continuity-readiness-tools
- Explore resilience track: /learning-tracks/business-continuity-resilience