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.

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