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- Using latest assessment for conducting BIAs
- Conduct a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) by using the latest assessment template. The assessment template enables you to create questions of different types and automate the responses from existing data sources. You can
configure the logic for calculating the recovery tier, recovery point objective, recovery time objective, or maximum tolerable downtime.
- Adopting UIB page for improved performance
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Leverage the Crisis map functionality that includes the latest UIB components. By adopting the UIB components, you can help to minimize development efforts and get more configuration options within the Crisis map application.
You can filter alerts by their state (active or inactive), severity level, location (regions), or source. You can refine your search, perform detailed queries, or edit actions on the alerts, so that it's easier to find both
the alerts and assets on the map. Additionally, you can set the secondary values such as urgency, severity, category for the alerts in the Details card.
- Using nested plans
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Create nested plans in an event so that you can activate cross-references to multiple plans. You can use the hierarchical view to organize nested event tasks according to their dependencies with the work-breakdown structure
(WBS) functionality. You can also monitor the progress bar to track the creation of related plans, event assets, or event tasks.
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- Map recovery tasks and event tasks to the phases
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Set up phases for plans and events using the administrative setup. The base version of the application includes a set of default active phases, provided as seed data.
The logical grouping of tasks into phases enables clear progression tracking for exercises and crisis events, offering flexible execution and task completion requirements for phase transitions.
- Exclude non-recovery tasks from time calculation
- Exclude specific recovery or event tasks from time calculations by using the Do not include in time calculation field within recovery or event tasks.
- View and generate PDFs of approved plans
- View the continuity and recovery plans directly from your mobile devices. BCM managers can generate PDFs of the approved plans, which BCM planners can then view and download, streamlining access to critical information on
the go.
- Verify asset recovery levels
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Track event assets and verify the achieved recovery level of the impacted assets of a task in the Asset recovery level field. Completing specific tasks now automatically updates the corresponding
event asset state. Assets are marked as Partially Recovered when they’re operational enough to support dependent assets, and Recovered when they’re fully functional. This change
improves visibility into operational readiness and enables coordinators to identify when dependent assets can safely start their recovery process. Color-coded recovery levels of the assets offer visual cues for various
recovery progress levels.
- Use finalized RTO and RPO in BIAs, Plans, and Events
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Use the Finalized RTO field to calculate an accurate Recovery Time Objective (RTO) for comparison, using values from the Recovery time objective and Adjusted
RTO fields.
Similarly, use the Finalized RPO field to calculate an accurate Recovery Point Objective (RPO) values for comparison, using values from the Recovery point objective and
Adjusted RPO fields.
A fix script now populates finalized RTO and RPO values in existing Business Impact Analyses (BIAs), ensuring consistency across all records.
- Configure recovery tasks for exercises, events, or both
- Configure recovery tasks with event-specific scopes (exercises, actual crises, or both). When a recovery event is initiated, the system automatically filters tasks by event type: ensuring exercises include necessary setup
and validation, and actual crises focus exclusively on actionable recovery work.
- Auto-calculate the Planned end date on activated plans and event tasks
- Enter the Planned start date for exercises and events. The system then calculates the Planned start and end dates for activated plans and event tasks automatically based on the Planned duration field
and dependencies.
- Use hierarchical structure in the associated plans
- Use the hierarchical structure in the associated plans, establishing clear upstream-downstream relationships. This hierarchy confirms that only relevant downstream plans are brought into scope. The system automatically
handles cyclic dependency checks, confirming that tasks from downstream plans aren’t added as dependencies in the upstream plans.
- Use Gantt chart in the Hierarchy view
- Use the Gantt chart in the Hierarchy view to visualize the planned and actual timelines of event tasks. Task dependencies can now be created directly on the Gantt chart, provided the dependency points to a task scheduled
ahead in time. Plans are automatically sorted based on the planned start time of their earliest event task, verifying a clear chronological view.
- Generate reports in a Microsoft Word format using Document designer
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Create standardized reports for business impact analyses (BIAs), business continuity plans (BCPs), and events by using predefined Microsoft Word templates. To use these templates, first establish a template relationship registry and install the necessary add-in to design and configure the templates.
Then, import the relevant documents and customize their content, including the table of contents, details, impact assessments, dependencies, and attachments, to be included in the reports. Finally, generate the reports and
save them to the corresponding application records.
You can control whether to retain or replace the existing report attachments by configuring the sn_bcm.retain_report_attachments system property.
- Avoid duplicate event tasks by grouping similar event tasks
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Group similar event tasks during recovery events. The system automatically designates the first event task as the original task. When the original task is in progress, the remaining tasks are placed in the On
Hold state. After the original task is closed, the other tasks in the group are automatically marked in the Closed duplicate state.
Tasks with internal dependencies can't be part of the same group. You can also unlink the tasks from their groups, so that the system helps to prevent cyclic dependencies within a group.
- Manage action items for ad-hoc tasks and threat assessments
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Create action items for ad-hoc tasks and send out threat assessments that leverage Smart Assessment during exercises and crises. You can create action items for tasks that support recovery efforts, such as communicating with stakeholders, leadership, or vendors, without directly restoring
an asset. Use these action items to conduct threat assessments with the Smart Assessment Engine before, during, or after a recovery event.
To enable task creation during an ongoing event, the Smart Assessment template must include both an event and an action item within its scope.
- Revert an archived BIA or BCP to the Draft state
- Revert an archived business impact analysis (BIA) or business continuity plan (BCP) to its Draft state by selecting the Edit button on the form. By revising previously completed
BIAs, you save time by using a BIA that's already been created.
- Optimized Crisis map interface
- The Crisis map interface has been optimized to handle over 10,000 resources and more than 1,000 alerts without performance issues.
- Customize the display of impacted areas for alerts by using custom shapes or specifying a custom radius. To edit an impacted area, simply select its corresponding card and make the necessary
adjustments to the shape. If needed, you can also revert the changes made to an impacted area directly within the map interface.
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