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Commonly confused · Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy

BCP vs DRP: What's the Difference?

A business continuity plan keeps critical business functions running during and after a disruption, covering people, processes, facilities, and technology. A disaster recovery plan is a subset focused on restoring IT systems, data, and infrastructure.

Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

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Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

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Business Continuity PlanDisaster Recovery Plan
ScopeEntire organizationIT systems and data
FocusKeeping the business operatingRestoring technology
TimingBefore, during, and afterMostly after the disaster
Key inputsBusiness impact analysis, critical functionsRTO, RPO, system dependencies
ContentsAlternate work arrangements, communications, manual workaroundsBackup restoration, failover procedures, recovery sites
OwnerSenior management, business unitsIT
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BCP keeps the business breathing; DRP restarts the IT heart.

Exam tip

Remember DRP is part of BCP. The business impact analysis (BIA) is the first major step in BCP and identifies critical functions and recovery objectives.

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