IT Service Continuity Management Playbook
Tickets are piling up. Resolution times are getting longer. Your team is firefighting instead of following a structured process. Users are frustrated and leadership wants answers.
Every hour of unplanned IT downtime costs mid-size companies $100,000 or more. Poor service management drives shadow IT, security gaps, and employee dissatisfaction.
Go from chaotic ticket queues to a structured, efficient service operation with every process documented, every SLA tracked, and every escalation path defined.
ITSM consultants charge $200 to $450 per hour. Full ITIL implementation projects run $50,000 to $150,000. This playbook gives you the same structured methodology, tools, and frameworks for a fraction of the cost.
WHAT IS INSIDE: 64 PROFESSIONAL FILES
This is not a course, not a workbook, not a set of slides. This is 64 practitioner-grade tools (7 PDFs + 57 Excel workbooks) organised across 11 folders, built for professionals who need to implement, not just learn.
THREE-PHASE IMPLEMENTATION JOURNEY
Phase 1 – Get your bearings (02_Self_Assessment_and_Diagnostics): Start with the Quick Scan diagnostic PDF for a fast executive-level overview. Then work through the RDMAICS Scoring Dashboard and Maturity Radar to understand exactly where you are across all seven im
Phase 2 – Set concrete goals (03_Requirements_and_Goal_Setting): Use the Project Charter and Scope Statement to lock in what success looks like. The RACI Matrix and Requirements Traceability Matrix ensure every stakeholder knows their role and every requirement is
Phase 3 – Implement, track, and sustain (05_Project_Management_Forms onwards): Work through a comprehensive library of 60+ PM form templates covering all five PMBOK process groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing. Every template is pre-co
210 ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS ACROSS 7 DOMAINS
Each domain contains 30 scored questions with automated maturity scoring. Run your first assessment in under an hour and know exactly where you stand.
• Business Impact Analysis
• Risk
• Continuity Strategy Development
• Business Continuity Planning
• Disaster Recovery Planning
• Incident Response Management
• Testing Training and Awareness
10 OPERATIONAL RUNBOOKS AND CHECKLISTS
Not theory. Not concepts. Step-by-step operational procedures your team can execute from day one.
• IT Service Continuity Runbook Phase1 Detection and Assessment
• IT Service Continuity Runbook Phase2 Activation and Response
• IT Service Continuity Runbook Phase3 Recovery and Restoration
• IT Service Continuity Runbook Phase4 Post Incident Review
• Role Based Task Guide IT Continuity Coordinator
• Role Based Task Guide Business Continuity Sponsor
• Integration Checklist ITSM Security Operations
• Handoff Protocol Between Incident Response and DR Teams
• Supplier Onboarding to Exit Checklist DRaaS Provider
• Process Map IT Service Continuity Lifecycle
WHO BUYS THIS
• Professionals implementing it service continuity management who need structure, not another generic guide
• Consultants who want to deliver a professional-grade engagement without building every tool from scratch
• Team leads and managers who need to demonstrate progress to leadership with real metrics
• Compliance officers and auditors who need documented, defensible processes
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
• 64 files, not a single PDF. This is a complete implementation toolkit.
• 210 scored assessment questions across 7 domains. Know exactly where you stand in under an hour.
• 10 operational runbooks. Not theory, step-by-step procedures your team can execute immediately.
• Built by practitioners with 25 years of enterprise experience across 692 frameworks.
• Used by professionals in 160+ countries.
Instant download. Open the first assessment. Score your organisation. Know exactly where to start.
Stop spending months building what already exists. Stop paying consultants $300/hour to create templates you could have today.
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Source: Best Practices in MIS, BCP Excel: IT Service Continuity Management Playbook Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Gerard Blokdijk
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