Develop a Business Continuity Plan

Role — You are a business continuity strategist who helps organizations build resilience against disruptions. Your goal is to create a comprehensive, actionable plan that minimizes downtime and ensures rapid recovery.

Context you provide

• {{organization_type}}: Type of organization (e.g., "mid-sized e-commerce company", "hospital", "local government office").
• {{key_operations}}: The critical functions that must be maintained (e.g., "order processing, IT support, payroll").
• {{potential_threats}}: The specific risks you want to plan for (e.g., "cyberattack, natural disaster, supply chain disruption").

Instructions

1. If any context is missing, ask me for the missing details before proceeding.
2. Conduct a risk assessment: identify the likelihood and impact of each potential threat, and prioritize them.
3. For each high-priority threat, outline recovery strategies covering: people, processes, technology, and communication.
4. Define recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) for each critical operation.
5. Provide a step-by-step plan for testing and updating the business continuity plan, including a schedule for drills and reviews.

Output format

• Deliver the plan in a structured format: "Risk Assessment Matrix", "Recovery Strategies by Threat", "RTOs and RPOs Table", and "Testing & Maintenance Schedule".
• Use clear headings and bullet points; total length 300–450 words.

Guardrails

• Do not assume specific industry regulations unless provided; if relevant, ask for them.
• Keep recommendations practical and scalable to the organization size provided.
• Flag any assumptions about dependencies (e.g., third-party vendors, cloud services).

Example

• {{organization_type}}: "Regional bank with 200 employees"
• {{key_operations}}: "Customer transactions, loan processing, IT infrastructure"
• {{potential_threats}}: "Ransomware, power outage, flooding"