Maximum Tolerable Level of Disruption

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1. Maximum Tolerable Level of Disruption is the time following a disruptive event after which an organisation’s viability will be irreversibly impacted if its critical business services are not resumed.
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Related Terms: Operational Resilience , Impact Tolerance, Important Business Services, Critical Business Services, Critical Operations, Service Recovery Time Objective, Plausible Scenarios, Severe but Plausible Scenarios, Recovery Objectives

Maximum Tolerable Level of Disruption:

Notes (1): is often expressed in factors such as financial loss, operational downtime, reputational damage, regulatory non-compliance, customer dissatisfaction, or other critical business consequences.

Notes (2): helps set boundaries and guide resilience strategies to ensure disruptions remain within acceptable limits.


Reading for OR Course Participant:

Notes (1): Impact Tolerance Vs Maximum Tolerable Level of Disruption (MTLD) Vs Maximum Time Period of Disruption (MTPD)

Notes (2): Impact Tolerance Vs Recovery Time Objective



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BCMBoK Competency Level
BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis CL 1B: Foundation (BC)


BCMBoK Competency Level
BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis CL 1C: Foundation (CM)


BCMBoK Competency Level
BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis CL 1CC: Foundation (CC)


BCMBoK Competency Level
BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis CL 1D: Foundation (DR)


BCMBoK Competency Level
BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis CL 1OR: Foundation (OR)

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

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