Backed up is not the same as recoverable
A successful backup job is useful evidence, but it is not the end of the question. Recovery depends on the integrity of the data, the access needed to restore it, the destination environment and the sequence in which people need services to return.
A continuity plan becomes useful when it describes those conditions in a way the business can act on.
Test the order of return
Not every system needs the same recovery objective. A team may be able to tolerate a delayed archive while a shared identity system, operational file set or core line-of-business application needs attention immediately.
Agreeing the order ahead of an incident turns recovery from a technical exercise into a business decision. It also makes it easier to test the right scenario rather than simply restoring a convenient file.
Use each test to improve the plan
A useful test captures what happened: the scope, the timing, the people involved, the result and the friction that appeared. Those notes should feed back into the documented recovery process, access controls and support responsibilities.
The goal is not to create a perfect report. It is to make the next recovery more predictable than the last.