# Deployment, Operations, and Release Readiness Spec

**Date:** [YYYY-MM-DD]  
**Status:** [Draft | In Review | Approved]  
**Owner:** [Name]  
**Reviewers:** [Names]  
**Scope:** [Deployment boundary, release phase, or operating model]  
**Purpose:** Define how the target system is deployed, operated, observed, released, and judged ready for demos or early sales use.

## 1. Purpose

State why this deployment and release plan exists.

## 2. Deployment Topology

Describe:

- public entrypoint
- internal service layout
- persistence authority
- governance boundary

## 3. Environment Contract

List required environment values by service.

## 4. Release Environments

Describe local, staging, and production expectations.

## 5. Observability Requirements

Define:

- logs
- metrics
- traces
- dashboards

## 6. Release Gates

Define the gates for:

- technical integrity
- governance integrity
- operational integrity
- sales integrity

## 7. Failure Runbooks

List the failure modes and expected operator response.

## 8. Rollout Strategy

Describe the enablement sequence.

## 9. Sales Readiness Criteria

Define the minimum conditions for demo-safe or sellable operation.

## 10. Ownership Model

Assign root, service, policy, and product ownership.

## 11. Ticket Breakdown

List the minimum implementation and operations tickets.

## 12. Bottom Line

Summarize the release truth.