Qualitative Assessment

1. Coming soon. BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis CL 2B: Intermediate (BC)

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

2. A form of assessment that analyses the general structures and systems currently in place. A descriptive methodology, which typically involves risk mapping and risk matrices. These assessments do not involve detailed measurements.

(Source: Business Continuity Institute - BCI)

3. The process for evaluating a business function based on observations and does not involve measures or numbers. Instead, it uses descriptive categories such as customer service, regulatory requirements, etc to allow for refinement of the quantitative assessment. This is normally done during the BIA phase of planning.

(Source: Business Continuity Institute - BCI)

(Source: ENISA - the European Network and Information Security Agency. BCM & Resilience Glossary)