BIA Technology Abbreviation

Business Intelligence and Analytics

Banjul International Airport

Banjul, Gambia

Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut FüR Arbeitssicherheit

Bremer Innovations-Agentur

Bump-In-The-Api

Business Information Assurance

Biological Impedance Analysis

Business Impact Analysis

Business impact analysis (BIA) is an essential component of an organization's business continuance plan, it includes an exploratory component to reveal any vulnerabilities, and a planning component to develop strategies for minimizing risk. The result of analysis is a business impact analysis report, which describes the potential risks specific to the organization studied. One of the basic assumptions behind BIA is that every component of the organization is reliant upon the continued functioning of every other component, but that some are more crucial than others and require a greater allocation of funds in the wake of a disaster. For example, a business may be able to continue more or less normally if the cafeteria has to close, but would come to a complete halt if the information system crashes.