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NIST SP 800-34 Revision 1 provides more clarity to the role
and function of various contingency and continuity plans
Plan Purpose Scope Plan Relationship
Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Provides procedures for
sustaining business operations
while recovering from a
significant disruption.
Addresses business processes
at a lower or expanded level
from COOP mission essential
functions
Mission/business process
focused plan that may be
activated in coordination with a
COOP plan to sustain non-
mission essential functions .
Continuity of Operations (COOP)
Plan
Provides procedures and
guidance to sustain an
organization’s mission essential
functions at an alternate site for
up to 30 days; mandated by
federal directives.
Addresses the mission essential
functions; facility- based plan;
information systems are
addressed based only on their
support to the mission essential
functions.
Mission essential function
focused plan that may also
activate several business unit-
level BCPs, ISCPs, or DRPs, as
appropriate.
Crisis Communications Plan Provides procedures for
disseminating internal and
external communications; means
to provide critical status
information and control rumors.
Addresses communications with
personnel and the public; not
information system focused.
Incident-based plan often
activated with a COOP or BCP,
but may be used alone during a
public exposure event.
Critical Infrastructure Protection
(CIP) Plan
Provides policies and
procedures for protection of
national critical infrastructure
components, as defined in the
National Infrastructure Protection
Plan.
Addresses critical infrastructure
components that are supported
or operated by an agency or
organization.
Risk management plan that
supports COOP plans for
organizations with CI/KR assets.
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