See IT Service Continuity Planning.
Instituting policies and procedures to mitigate the effects of potential emergencies or disasters on an agency's operations and records. Contingency planning is part of the continuity of operations planning required under Federal Preparedness Circulars and other guidance issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Executive Order 12656. See also VITAL RECORDS.
The process of identifying an organization's critical information systems and business operations and developing and implementing plans to enable those systems and operations to resume following a disaster or other emergency situation.
Process of developing advance arrangements and procedures that enable an organization to respond to an event that could occur by chance or unforeseen circumstances.
planning that is site-specific and recognizes that a disaster could occur at any time.
Developing plans to provide alternative plans to the main plan. This is proactive management that deals with events considered unlikely to occur. For example, while a library budget may appear to be adequate and stabile, a contingency plan should be in place in case of cutbacks in funding.
development of alternative courses of action that can be implemented if and when the original plan proves inadequate because of changing circumstances.
Contingency Planning is the process of creating a plan for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery that will ensure the availability of critical resources and facilitate the continuity of operations in an emergency situation (synonymous with disaster recovery plan.).
The planning of arrangements and protocols that enable an entity to respond to an unanticipated disaster or failure
(planification des cas d'urgence) - the process of developing a plan to restore information technology operations in the event of a disruption
See Disaster Recovery Planning.
the development of a management plan that uses alternative strategies to minimise or negate the adverse effects of a risk, should it occur.
Planning to address unwanted occurrences that may happen at a later time. Traditionally, the term has been used to refer to planning for the recovery of IT systems rather than entire business processes.
The process of identifying and documenting what actions are to be implemented in the event that a risk materialises (such as delivering a service by another means if the normal production process is interrupted).
The process of preparing alternative courses of actions that may be used if the primary plans do not achieve the objectives of the organization.
Plan of action to minimise or negate the adverse effects of a Risk should it occur. The development of a management plan that identifies alternative strategies to be used to ensure project success if specified risk events occur. (PMI)
The process of preparing a documented organized approach for emergency response, back-up operations, and post-disaster recovery that will ensure the availability of critical MIS resources and facilitate the continuity of MIS operations in an emergency. See also: Contingency Plan, Disaster Recovery.