Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

 Definition(s):

The management approved document that defines the resources, actions, tasks and data required to manage the technology recovery effort.

 Source: BCI/DRJ

A written plan for recovering one or more information systems at an alternate facility in response to a major hardware or software failure or destruction of facilities.

 Source: NIST SP 800-34

A Disaster Recovery Plan is a set of procedures and guidelines that an organization follows in the event of a major disruption, such as a natural disaster, cyber attack, or other catastrophic event. The plan outlines the steps to be taken to restore operations and recover data in the event of a disaster.