A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a process of determining the criticality of business activities and associated resource requirements to ensure operational resilience and continuity of operations during and after a business disruption1. A BIA is used to identify the potential impacts of disruptions on business processes, such as lost sales, delayed revenue, increased expenses, regulatory fines, or contractual penalties2. A BIA is not concerned with the probability or causes of disruptions, but rather with the effects and consequences of disruptions3. Therefore, a BIA typically does not include requiring vendor participation in testing, as this is a part of the business continuity and disaster recovery planning and implementation, not the impact analysis. Vendor participation in testing is important to validate the effectiveness and alignment of the vendor’s business continuity and disaster recovery plans with the organization’s objectives and expectations, but it is not a component of the BIA itself. References: 1: Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response 2: Business Impact Analysis (BIA): Prepare for Anything [2024] • Asana 3: The Difference Between a Vendor’s BIA and Risk Analysis - Venminder : Best Practices Guidance for Third Party Risk