BCP

The worse part about contingency planning is having to explain to people who depend on you, why you didn't do it

IT Control - BCP | BRP

Some called it "Business Continuity Planning (BCP)", others called it "Business Resumption Planning (BRP)". Well, whatever the term is, the most important aspect is the plan, not the term.

Besides the BCP, there is the DRP (Disaster Recovery Planning), that is the IT aspect of the BCP. DRP = IT BCP.

The most important thing is to plan for the worst case scenario and ensure that all critical business processes and mission critical systems are covered under the plan.

For auditing purposes, the detailed information of BCP are available in:-

• FFIEC (BCP booklets)
• COBIT IT Processes (item DS4 ensure continuous service)