Business continuity planning (BCP) is the creation and validation of a practiced logistical plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical functions within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption. The logistical plan is called a business continuity plan. Hence, BCP is the phenomenon by which a company plans out, how to stay in business in the event of disaster. Incidents include local incidents like building fires, regional incidents like earthquakes, or national incidents like pandemic illnesses.
The company has a formal printed manual available for reference before, during, and after disruptions have occurred. In 2007, the British Standards Institution published another standard part for BCP, BS 25999-2 “Specification for Business Continuity Management”, that specifies requirements for implementing, operating and improving a documented Business Continuity Management System (BCMS). BCP methodology is useful for any organization of but adopted by only regulated industries. However every organization should have one in order to ensure the organization’s longevity. It is evident that firms do not invest enough time and resources into BCP preparations are sufferer in disaster survival statistics.











