Incident Management Plan

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1. An Incident Management Plan or IM Plan is a set of organization's documented plan of action to response and manage an incident and also to return to the business to service in a reasonable amount of time following an interruption.
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Related Terms: Incident Response Plan, Type of Plans, Incident Management, Incident Management Team

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2. Clearly defined and documented plan of action for use at the time of an incident, typically covering incident management plan (IMP)the key personnel, resources, services and actions needed to implement the incident management process.

A Manager’s Guide to ISO 22301 Standard for Business Continuity Management System

(Source: AE/HSC/NCEMA 7000:2012)

3. Clearly defined and documented plan of action for use at the time of an incident or disruption, typically covering the key personnel, resources, services and actions needed to implement the incident management process

(Source: ISO 22399:2007 – Societal Security - Guideline for Incident Preparedness and Operational Continuity Management) - clause 3.13

4. Clearly defined and documented plan of action for use at the time of an incident, typically covering the key personnel, resources, services and actions needed to implement the incident management process.

(Source: British Standard BS25999-1:2006 Code of Practice for Business Continuity Management)

5. A verbal plan, written plan or combination of both that is updated throughout the incident and reflects the overall incident strategy,tactics, risk management and member safety that are developed by the incident commander.

(Source: NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs, NFPA 1600:2007)

6. A clearly defined and documented plan of action for use during an incident. (Source: ENISA - the European Network and Information Security Agency. BCM & Resilience Glossary)