#61GOVERNANCEGOVERN
Documentation
Architecture, runbooks, onboarding
Medium
Overview
Comprehensive documentation: system architecture, deployment procedures, troubleshooting guides.
Why It Matters
Knowledge not trapped in your head. Anyone can understand and operate the system.
The Risk
Without documentation, knowledge lives in people's heads. When they leave, it's gone. Onboarding is slow. Operational changes are risky because nobody understands the full system.
Implementation Components
A complete implementation of this capability includes:
- Central documentation repository
- Architecture decision records (ADRs)
- System architecture diagrams
- Operational runbooks
- Onboarding guides
- Version control for docs with code
Implementation Pattern
- 1Create documentation repository
- 2Document architecture
- 3Write operational runbooks
- 4Keep in version control
Pipeline Coverage
This continuous capability monitors and applies to the following pipeline phases:
DEVELOPCOMMITRELEASE
Tool Examples
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Dependencies
This capability stands independently.
Same Layer
Other capabilities in this continuous layer
- •#54 Severity Definition
- •#55 Incident Timeline
- •#56 Status Communication
- •#57 Post-Incident Review
- •#58 Change Ledger
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