# Workflows - SOAR Playbook with XSOAR

## Playbook Development Lifecycle

```
1. Identify Manual Process
   - Document current analyst workflow
   - Measure time per step
   |
   v
2. Design Playbook Logic
   - Map decision points
   - Identify automation candidates
   - Define manual review gates
   |
   v
3. Build in XSOAR
   - Create playbook in visual editor
   - Configure integration commands
   - Add conditional branches
   - Write custom scripts if needed
   |
   v
4. Test with Sample Data
   - Create test incidents
   - Verify each task executes correctly
   - Test error handling paths
   |
   v
5. Pilot in Production
   - Run on subset of incidents
   - Compare automated vs manual results
   - Gather analyst feedback
   |
   v
6. Full Deployment
   - Enable for all matching incidents
   - Monitor playbook performance
   - Track MTTR improvements
   |
   v
7. Continuous Improvement
   - Review failed tasks monthly
   - Update integrations as needed
   - Add new sub-playbooks
```

## Incident Lifecycle in XSOAR

```
Alert Ingestion (SIEM/EDR/Email)
    |
    v
Pre-Processing (Classification, Deduplication)
    |
    v
Incident Created (Type, Severity, Owner assigned)
    |
    v
Playbook Triggered Automatically
    |
    +-- Enrichment Phase (parallel)
    |   |-- IP/Domain/Hash lookup
    |   |-- User/Asset lookup
    |   |-- TI feed correlation
    |
    +-- Analysis Phase
    |   |-- Verdict determination
    |   |-- Risk scoring
    |
    +-- Response Phase
    |   |-- Containment actions (auto or manual approval)
    |   |-- Eradication steps
    |   |-- Recovery procedures
    |
    +-- Documentation Phase
    |   |-- War room timeline
    |   |-- Closing report
    |   |-- Ticket update
    |
    v
Incident Closed
```

## ROI Measurement Workflow

```
Before SOAR:
  Count manual hours per incident type per month

After SOAR:
  Measure automated handling time
  Calculate: Saved Hours = Manual Hours - Automated Hours
  Calculate: ROI = (Saved Hours * Analyst Hourly Cost) / SOAR License Cost
```
