Learn in the textbookManagement Cycles and Business Continuity
DefinitionA BCP (business continuity plan) is a plan made in advance so that, even if disasters, accidents, or system failures damage management resources, critical operations (重要業務) do not stop, or restart quickly if they do.
ExplanationFirst, pick the operations whose stoppage would hurt most, and set a target for how soon each must restart (the recovery time objective, 目標復旧時間). Then lay down alternatives for when sites, staff, or systems are unavailable, along with the emergency contact and decision structure and the procedures to follow.
AnalogyIt is like a note written ahead of a blackout night: where the flashlight is kept, and who in the family does what.
Memory hookThe final P in Business Continuity Plan is "plan". Read it as the written plan for keeping things going (Continuity).