Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) is the element of the Business Continuity Planning process that deals with the recovery of Information Technology (IT) resources.

It defines what activities must be performed, by whom, and in what sequence before and after a major failure or sustained disruption to ensure availability of critical IT resources.

Again, it can be seen as one of the risk treatments identified during the Business Continuity Management cycle. It is basically more reactive than proactive.

Read on to learn more about Business Continuity Management.