MTPD, Ownership, Consensus: The BIA Essentials You Can’t Skip
Wed, Jul 16, 2025 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
When disaster strikes, will your organization bend or break?
A solid Business Continuity program can drastically reduce the effects of disruption and help your organization bounce back stronger. But one of the most challenging and critical steps in building that program is knowing where to start. How do we prioritize business functions, and how do we determine how long we can afford for them to be down?
This webinar, hosted by experts Ben White, with over 16 years of experience in building organizational resilience from the London Fire Brigade to global financial institutions, and Mikael Grape, VP Resilience Product at 4C Strategies, focuses on the critical steps leading up to an impactful Business Impact Assessment (BIA): identifying what’s truly critical, defining the Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPD), and aligning stakeholders around these determinations.
We’ll explore:
- How to set the right preconditions for effective prioritization, including ownership, impact criteria and risk appetite.
- How to structure the work – by department, scenario or business function – what is more important?
- Approaches to navigating internal disagreements and achieving consensus on criticality.
- How to use the MTPD as a tool to guide recovery objectives and continuity strategy.
Whether you’re launching your first BIA or refining an existing process, this session will provide the clarity and structure you need to make informed, defensible decisions that protect your organization’s most vital operations.