Project Documentation

Every source code repository should follow a standardized documentation structure that supports modern DevOps practices, security requirements, and cloud-native development patterns.

Repository-Specific Documentation

• Introduction
  • Project Overview
  • Technology Stack
  • Architecture Diagram
  • Dependencies
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Development Environment Setup
    • Docker/Kubernetes local setup
    • Required CLI tools
    • IDE configurations
  • Authentication & Access
  • Local Development
  • Testing Strategy
• Infrastructure & Deployment
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
    • Terraform/CloudFormation/Bicep
    • Environment configurations
  • CI/CD Pipelines
    • Build configurations
    • Test automation
    • Deployment strategies
  • Monitoring & Observability
    • Logging setup
    • Metrics collection
    • Tracing configuration
• Security & Compliance
  • Security Scanning
  • Compliance Checks
  • Secrets Management
  • Access Control
  • Audit Requirements
• Development Workflow
  • Git Strategy
  • Branch Protection Rules
  • PR Templates
  • Automated Checks
  • Release Process
• Architecture & Design
  • System Components
  • Data Flow Diagrams
  • API Documentation
  • Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

Organization-Wide Standards

• Engineering Standards
  • Code Style Guides
  • Security Policies
  • Cloud Best Practices
  • Cost Optimization Guidelines
• Team Processes
  • Agile Workflow
  • Incident Response
  • On-Call Procedures
  • SLO/SLA Definitions
• Development Standards
  • Version Control
    • Commit message format
    • Branch naming
    • PR size limits
  • Testing Requirements
    • Unit testing
    • Integration testing
    • Performance testing
  • Code Review Process
    • Review checklist
    • Security review
    • Performance review
• DevOps Practices
  • Container Strategy
  • Infrastructure as Code Standards
  • CI/CD Standards
  • Monitoring Standards
  • Alerting Guidelines
• Compliance & Governance
  • Security Requirements
  • Audit Procedures
  • Compliance Checks
  • Risk Assessment
• Project Management
  • Sprint Planning
  • Estimation Guidelines
  • Release Planning
  • Change Management
• Documentation Requirements
  • API Documentation
  • Architecture Diagrams
  • Runbooks
  • Post-mortems