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Dependency Analysis

The organization shall conduct dependency analysis to identify the resources, systems, personnel, and third-party services required to support critical business processes. Analysis shall include identification of internal dependencies, external dependencies, and interdependencies between processes.

Requirement ID
BCM-003-R003
Parent Control
BCM-003
Domain Code
BCM

Requirement Details & Guidance

BCM-003-R003 · BCM-003
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to identify internal and external resources, systems, personnel, services, and process dependencies supporting critical operations and to ensure BCDR capabilities remain aligned with business needs, recovery objectives, and organizational risk.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process for identify internal and external resources, systems, personnel, services, and process dependencies supporting critical operations. Define accountable owners, required inputs and outputs, approval or validation points, criteria and thresholds, review frequency, exception handling, monitoring, reporting, and evidence requirements. Integrate the activity with risk management, incident response, technology operations, asset management, third-party management, and relevant business processes.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

BCM-003-R003 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        BCM-003 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 11 – Data Recovery: 11.1 – Establish and Maintain a Data Recovery Process
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.2 – Align, Plan and Organize (APO) > APO12 – Managed Risk > APO12.03 – Maintain a risk profile. 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS04 – Managed Continuity > DSS04.03 – Develop and implement a business continuity response.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 11(5) – Business impact analysis and critical functions/dependencies/interdependencies Article 8(2) – Continuous identification of ICT risk sources, cyber threats and ICT vulnerabilities
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.13-3.3-I – Business Impact Analysis
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 8.1 – Operational planning and control; 8.4.4 – Business continuity plans
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2019 View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(c) – Business continuity, including backup management, disaster recovery and crisis management
          EU
          Directive
          		 vCurrent View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: GV.OC – Organizational Context | GV.OC-05 – Outcomes, capabilities, and services that the organization depends on are understood and communicated
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.16 – RISK ASSESSMENT; RA-9 – CRITICALITY ANALYSIS
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
          India
          Standard
          		 vLatest View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 12.10.1 – An incident response plan exists and is
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 19) Incident Response & Management – 19.4 BCP/DR supporting cyber resilience, rapid recovery and secure resumption aligned to RTOs
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.1 GV.OC: Organizational Context; 2.1 ID.AM: Asset Management; 6.1 RC.RP: Incident Recovery Plan Execution
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC9.1 – Risk Mitigation – The entity identifies, selects, and develops risk mitigation activities for risks arising from potential business disruptions.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCM)
          Purpose:
          To maintain business operations and recover technology systems in the event of a disruption.
          Scope:
          Enterprise
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Business Impact Analysis (BIA) (BCM-003)
          Summary:
          Establishes BIA including critical process identification, dependency analysis, business impact assessment, RTO definition, RPO definition, recovery prioritization, reporting, review, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain a Business Impact Analysis process to identify critical business services, dependencies, recovery priorities, Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
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