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A BCP is a comprehensive written plan of action in IT Infrastructure that sets out the procedures and systems necessary to continue or restore the operation of an organization in the event of a disruption.
A BCP is a component of business continuity management (BCM), i.e., a whole-of-business approach that includes policies, standards, and procedures for ensuring that specified operations can be maintained or recovered in a timely fashion in the event of a disruption. The purpose of BCM is to minimize the operational, financial, legal, reputational and other material consequences arising from a disruption.
A business continuity plan (BCP) is a plan to help ensure that business processes can continue during a time of emergency or disaster. Such emergencies or disasters might include a fire or any other case where business is not able to occur under normal conditions.