Playbooks

Playbooks Overview

A Playbook is a reusable set of operational steps built from a completed trip. Apply a playbook to a new trip to pre-populate the Execution page with the steps that worked before.

A Playbook is a reusable operational process. It captures the steps, tasks, documents, and known risks from a completed trip so you can apply the same structure to future trips without starting from scratch.

Getting to Playbooks

Click Playbooks in the sidebar under the Standardize section.

What a Playbook contains

A Playbook is made up of components — individual steps or items organized by phase. Each component has:

  • A title and optional description
  • A phase (for example, Before Trip, Before Departure, At Stop, After Trip)
  • A component type (for example, Task, Checklist Item, Document, Meeting)
  • A required flag — required components must be completed before the trip can be closed

Playbooks can also include Known Risks — documented hazards or issues encountered on previous trips, with severity levels and mitigation notes.

Playbook phases

Components are organized into phases that correspond to stages of a trip:

  • Before Trip
  • Before Departure
  • Travel Day
  • Arrival
  • At Stop
  • Post Stop
  • End of Day
  • Return Home
  • After Trip

Visibility

Each Playbook has a visibility setting:

  • Personal — only you can see and use it
  • Team — shared with team members in your organization
  • Organization — available to all members of your organization

Playbook status

  • Draft — being built, not yet ready to apply
  • Active — ready to apply to trips

Playbooks saved as Draft are listed separately on the Playbooks page. Activate a playbook when it is ready to use.

Effectiveness tracking

The Playbook detail page shows effectiveness metrics once the playbook has been applied to at least one trip:

  • Times used
  • Trips completed
  • Required step completion rate
  • Open follow-ups
  • Helpful / Not Helpful feedback ratings

Feedback

After using a playbook on a trip, you can submit feedback (Helpful, Partially Helpful, or Not Helpful) with an optional note. Feedback is visible on the Playbook detail page.

Version history

Each time a playbook is edited and saved, a new version is recorded. The version history is visible on the Playbook detail page. If two or more versions exist, you can compare them.

Tips

  • Start by creating a playbook from a completed trip that went well. The system extracts components automatically.
  • Review the extracted components and remove anything that was specific to that one trip rather than reusable.
  • Activate the playbook only when you are satisfied with the components.
  • Apply the playbook at the start of a new trip to pre-populate the Execution page.

Last reviewed: July 15, 2025