Business impact analysis: Keeping critical impact in perspective

Author's Biography

Barry Cardoza has over 30 years’ experience in business management, business process analysis and continuous process improvement within diverse industries, including retail office supply, books, lawn and garden wholesale, and even theatrical production. His experience also includes over 16 years within the banking industry. Barry is currently responsible for the Union Bank of California, NA business continuity strategy, policy, compliance and programme implementation. He chairs the Bay Area Response Coalition, a coalition of financial institutions seeking to work with each other and the public sector towards increased crisis preparedness and response. He is on the steering committee for the Southern California Financial Institutions Recovery Coalition and an appointee to the Board of Directors of the Business Resumption Managers Association. He contributes papers on a variety of technical and non-technical topics and is a frequent presenter at both regional and national conferences.