Documentation Rfc

Trigger Boundary

• •Use when engineering knowledge must be captured in durable, reviewable documents.
• •Do not use for source code implementation tasks.
• •Do not use for runtime production alert tuning; use observability-*.

Goal

Create clear documentation that supports execution and auditability.

Inputs

• •Change scope and risk profile
• •Domain evidence for decision proposal structure, trade-off clarity, and approval traceability
• •Operational, compliance, and rollout constraints

Outputs

• •RFC package with alternatives and decision criteria
• •Decision log for decision proposal structure, trade-off clarity, and approval traceability
• •Verification checklist with measurable pass-fail criteria

Workflow

1. •Clarify outcomes and hard constraints for decision proposal structure, trade-off clarity, and approval traceability.
2. •Produce options and select an approach for decision proposal structure, trade-off clarity, and approval traceability.
3. •Evaluate trade-offs across security, performance, operability, and maintainability.
4. •Verify decisions using review feedback closure and decision trace check.
5. •Publish decisions, residual risks, and accountable follow-up actions.

Quality Gates

• •Scope and assumptions for decision proposal structure, trade-off clarity, and approval traceability are explicit and reviewable.
• •Decision rationale is backed by evidence instead of preference.
• •Rollout and rollback criteria are defined when production impact exists.
• •Residual risks have owners, due dates, and verification steps.

Failure Handling

• •Stop when RFC lacks explicit alternatives or decision criteria.
• •Escalate when accepted risk exceeds team policy thresholds.