## Purpose

Use this worksheet to decide what should be restored first after a major disruption.

The goal is to restore business capability in the correct order rather than simply restoring whichever system is easiest.

## Recovery Scenario

Scenario or incident: ____________________

Recovery lead: ____________________

Date: ____________________

## Critical Business Processes

List the business processes the company needs to restore.

|Priority|Business Process|Business Owner|Maximum Acceptable Disruption|Minimum Capability Needed|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|||||
|2|||||
|3|||||

## Supporting Systems and Data

For each critical process, identify what it depends on.

- Business process: ____________________

- Required systems: ____________________

- Required data: ____________________

- Required accounts: ____________________

- Required devices: ____________________

- Required vendors: ____________________

- Required network or internet services: ____________________

- Other dependencies: ____________________

## Recovery Priority

**Assign a recovery priority:**

- **Priority 1 – Immediate:** Required to restore essential business operations.

- **Priority 2 – High:** Required soon after essential operations are available.

- **Priority 3 – Normal:** Important but can wait while higher priorities recover.

- **Priority 4 – Deferred:** Can remain unavailable for a longer period without serious impact.

- Priority: ____________________

## Recovery Requirements

System or service: ____________________

Recovery owner: ____________________

Backup or restore source: ____________________

Recovery method: ____________________

Credentials required: ____________________

Vendor support required: Yes / No

Estimated recovery time: ____________________

Business validation owner: ____________________

## Dependencies

What must be available first?

- Identity services: ____________________
- Network: ____________________
- DNS: ____________________
- Email: ____________________
- Database: ____________________
- Storage: ____________________
- Cloud services: ____________________
- Vendor service: ____________________
- Other: ____________________

## Temporary Workaround

Can the business operate temporarily without this system?

- Yes / No

If yes, describe workaround:

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Maximum safe duration of workaround: ____________________

## Recovery Decision

Approved recovery order:

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Approved by: ____________________

Date: ____________________

## Practical Rule

Restore business capability, not just technology.