NIST
NIST SP 800-34: Contingency Planning
- Published by
- NIST
- Published
- May 2010 (updated November 2010)
- Full title
- NIST SP 800-34 Rev. 1: Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
What it does
A step-by-step method for planning how a system is recovered after an outage, including impact analysis and recovery strategies.
Why we point IT leaders here
The classic outline for a recovery plan with recovery time targets, useful well beyond government.
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Facts checked November 7, 2026