John Glenn CRP, John Glenn MBCI, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, COOP, Emergency Management

Business Continuity by any other name

Business Continuity is another name for Risk Management

Business Continuity is sometimes called "Disaster Recovery." Disaster Recovery is an integral component of a Business Continuity plan.

In the US Federal Government, Business Continuity is known as a "Continuation of Operations Plan" or "COOP."

Contingency Management may be synonymous with Business Continuity, but in practice it is a component of Business Continuity.

Emergency Management is the municipal government equivalent to a Disaster Recovery plan; it may have some avoidance and mitigation functions.

© 2004, John Glenn MBCI CRP