Business impact analysis (BIA) software

Know what breaks before the business does.

A board-ready business impact assessment in an afternoon — and a register that stays current, with a monthly summary landing in your inbox.

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Two-factor sign-in
Encrypted, workspace-separated storage
Your data stays yours — export anytime

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This is the actual product with an example company loaded. Open applications, edit scores, explore the dependency map and the board report.

meridianbia.com · Example workspace

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A clear operating rhythm

From scattered knowledge to a usable BIA.

Set up the department once

Name it, note who leads it. You never type this again.

List all of its applications

Paste them in one go — one name per line. No forms to repeat.

Assess them one by one

Plain questions, a 5×5 impact grid, what it talks to, crown jewel or not.

Meet your virtual BIA auditor

Every team can talk. Ben brings it together.

Send each application owner to Ben and let several teams complete assessments at the same time. Ben interviews them naturally, captures their operational knowledge and brings every reviewed answer into one controlled register.

Built for the whole businessFinance, Operations and IT can work in parallel — no single person has to chase every answer.

A consistent interview, every timeBen speaks five languages and gives every team the same expert, conversational assessment experience.

You approve, alwaysEvery answer becomes a note you review and apply. Verbal approvals are written to the audit history.

Talk to BenLive voice session

Finance · Payroll portal (1/4)

3 teams assessing in parallel

Listening

Four hours. Got it — I’ve added that to the register.

Captured live

ApplicationPayroll portal

Longest acceptable outage4 hoursUndo

Meridian register updated

See it in action

Five screens. That's the whole job.

No setup, no spreadsheet — a clear path from departments to a board-ready register.

Start with a clear picture

The dashboard shows your coverage, what still needs attention and the systems the business leans on most — the moment you sign in.

Meridian dashboard showing assessment coverage, critical systems and priority queue

Assess an application in minutes

Open any application in a side panel, answer plain-English questions and watch the 5×5 impact and likelihood matrix rate it live.

Assessment panel with owner, description, impact and likelihood sliders and risk matrix

See what depends on what

The dependency map puts the most relied-on system at the centre, so single points of failure are obvious — with an AI read of what it means.

Dependency map with connected systems and a details panel

Keep one trusted register

Every application appears once, with who uses it, its processes, severity and status. Click a row to update it. Export any time.

Register listing applications with severity and status columns

Hand the board a real report

An AI-written executive summary, risk profile and coverage charts — print-ready, clean and something you can be proud to present.

Board report with executive summary, priorities and risk charts

One reliable register

Every application appears once, even when several departments depend on it.

Dependencies made visible

See the systems with the greatest operational reach and where information is missing.

AI that proposes, never decides

Get a reasoned first draft for every score, then apply only what your business agrees with.

Simple pricing

Start with Meridian. Add Ben when you need him.

Meridian is $9 a month for your whole workspace. Ben includes five free assessments, then scales with one-off packs or a monthly option.

Meridian BIA^$9/month

7-day full trial, no card required
Unlimited departments, applications and team members
AI-assisted assessments you approve
Voice interviews — talk your assessment through in five languages
Dependency map, board report and Word export
Monthly summary email so nothing goes stale
Two-factor sign-in, audit history and shareable read-only links

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Add-on

Ben AI assessor

A BIA consultant costs thousands. Ben runs the interview, writes it into your register and waits for your approval.

Included with Meridian5

5 guided assessments free with every workspace

Add reviews when you need them

One-off pack10 assessments

$79

$7.90 per review

One-off pack25 assessments

$169

$6.76 per review

One-off pack100 assessments

$549

$5.49 per review

Monthly20 assessments

$129/month

$6.45 per review

Invite multiple teams to assess applications at the same time. All results flow into the same controlled register.

Start with Ben free One assessment covers one application. You always approve before anything is final.

Questions

Built to be useful on day one.

Do I need to be a risk specialist?: No. The questions use plain business language and include visual scoring guides.
Does AI make the decision?: No. It proposes a draft and explains why. You choose what to apply and save.
How does it stay current?: Once a month you get a short summary email: coverage, crown jewels, unclaimed dependencies and anything not reviewed in 90 days.
Is my data safe?: Encrypted storage, strict separation between companies and optional two-factor sign-in. See our security page.
What happens after the trial?: Your data remains safe and readable. Subscribe for $9/month to continue editing and reporting.