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Having determined the impacts via a business impact analysis exercise, it is now important to consider the magnitude of the risks which could result in these impacts. This is again a critical activity, as it will determine which scenarios are most likely to occur
in practice and which should therefore attract most attention during the business continuity planning process. Over the years a method has emerged to simplify these tasks - the COBRA
methodology. This method and tool was launched in the early nineties, but has since evolved
into a fully comprehensive solution for all these needs anf functions. The web site below provides a significant amount of detail on risk analysis methodology and indeed the above product:
This site describes the benefits of employing a risk analysis method, and introduces the method itself
Practical Risk Analysis
It is important not to underestimate the role of risk analysis. At the end of the day, is not business continuity planning itself simply an effort to mitigate risks?