playbook

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a book containing a team's plans for a game, especially in American football:

That pass wasn't in their playbook.

He would study his playbook en route to games.

a set of rules, suggestions, or methods that are considered to be suitable for a particular activity, industry, job, etc.:

She followed the company's playbook to the letter.

Nixon rewrote the political playbook.

a set of rules or suggestions that are considered to be suitable for a particular activity, industry, or job:

Typically, outsiders are brought in to execute a specific playbook, i.e. to solve a particular problem in a particular way.