Business Continuity Playbook

A comprehensive and actionable guide for maintaining and restoring critical operations during business disruptions.

Purpose

This playbook enables your organization to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from incidents or disasters, minimizing operational downtime and reducing potential business impact.

Audience

This documentation is intended for:

• Executives and Management Teams
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Professionals
• Incident Response Teams
• IT and Infrastructure Teams
• Compliance and Audit Professionals

Repository Structure

business-continuity-playbook/
├── README.md (You're here!)
├── docs/                 # Detailed sections of the playbook
├── scripts/              # Automation scripts and utilities
├── examples/             # Practical examples and sample documents
├── templates/            # Editable templates for quick-start use
├── tests/                # Testing scripts and validation tools
└── resources/            # Guidelines, standards, and reference material

Playbook Sections Overview (/docs)

File	Description
01-introduction.md	Introduction to business continuity planning

Templates & Examples

• Templates: Use editable templates located in the templates/ directory to quickly generate your organization's documentation.
• Examples: Reference practical examples under examples/ for guidance on best practices.

Getting Started

Clone the Repository

git clone <repository-url>

How to Use the Playbook

• Customize: Adapt templates to your organizational needs.
• Train: Educate your teams on their roles and responsibilities.
• Simulate: Run provided scripts to conduct simulated incidents.
• Maintain: Regularly review, test, and update documents and processes.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork this repository.
2. Create a new feature branch (git checkout -b feature-name).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
4. Push your changes (git push origin feature-name).
5. Open a pull request.

References & Standards

This playbook aligns with industry-recognized standards, including:

• ISO 22301: International standard for business continuity management.
• NIST Special Publication 800-34: Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems.

For further reading, see resources/standards-links.md.