Which of the following plans is designed to protect critical business processes from natural or man-made failures or disasters and the resultant loss of capital due to the unavailability of normal bus

Question

Options

• ADisaster recovery plan
• BContingency plan
• CBusiness continuity plan
• DCrisis communication plan

• A
  6% (1)
• B
  6% (1)
• C
  71% (12)
• D
  18% (3)

Explanation

Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is correct because it is specifically designed to ensure that critical business processes continue operating during and after a disruption - whether natural (floods, earthquakes) or man-made (cyberattacks, power outages) - directly addressing the risk of capital loss from unavailable processes.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) focuses narrowly on restoring IT systems and data after a disaster - it's a subset of BCP, not the broader umbrella.
• B. Contingency Plan is a general-purpose "what-if" plan for handling unexpected events; it lacks the specific focus on continuous business operations and capital preservation.
• D. Crisis Communication Plan governs how an organization communicates during a crisis (to stakeholders, media, employees) - it does not address protecting business processes or preventing financial loss.

Memory tip: Think of BCP as "keeping the business alive" - it's the most comprehensive plan. DRP keeps the data alive, Crisis Communication keeps the message alive, and Contingency is a generic backup plan. If the question mentions protecting business processes and capital, that's BCP territory.

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