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    Templates

    Copy-pasteable templates for planning, delivery, security, and operability. Use them standalone or alongside Execution Kits.

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    23 templates found

    Architecture Decision Record (ADR)
    adr-template

    A short ADR template for recording decisions and keeping architecture aligned over time.

    architecture
    documentation
    governance
    Related kits: Code Quality & Review Standards, Infrastructure & Operations Baseline

    Capacity Planning Template
    capacity-planning

    A template for forecasting and planning infrastructure capacity based on growth projections.

    sre
    infrastructure
    planning
    Related kits: SLO-Driven Observability & Error Budgets, Observability & Monitoring Foundations

    CI Policy (Minimum Checks)
    ci-policy-minimum-checks

    A minimum CI policy you can adopt org-wide: what must pass before merge/deploy.

    cicd
    security
    quality
    Related kits: CI/CD & Build Automation, Secure & Performant Build Pipelines

    Compliance Evidence Checklist
    compliance-evidence-checklist

    A structured template for collecting audit evidence in regulated DevOps environments (SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).

    compliance
    security
    audit
    governance
    Related kits: Continuous Planning & Compliance Integration, Secure Code & Advanced Review

    Definition of Done (DoD)
    definition-of-done

    A ready-to-use DoD checklist that bakes in quality, security, and operability.

    planning
    quality
    security
    Related kits: Backlog Quality & Planning Enablement, Code Quality & Review Standards, Testing Strategy & Quality Gates

    DevOps Champions Network Charter
    champions-network-charter

    Establish a peer-to-peer support network of DevOps champions who accelerate adoption through grassroots influence.

    change-management
    champions
    community
    culture

    DevOps Emergency Improvement Proposal
    emergency-improvement-proposal

    A concise, data-driven proposal template for securing manager buy-in to fix critical DevOps pain points.

    leadership
    roi
    business-case
    planning

    DevOps Resistance Mitigation Plan
    resistance-mitigation

    Systematically address objections from resisters and convert resistance into engagement through listening and targeted interventions.

    change-management
    resistance
    transformation
    culture

    DevOps Transformation Stakeholder Register
    stakeholder-register

    Map stakeholders, understand their influence and position on DevOps change, and plan targeted engagement strategies.

    change-management
    stakeholders
    transformation
    culture

    Feature Flag Lifecycle
    feature-flag-lifecycle

    A template for managing feature flags from creation to cleanup, avoiding flag debt.

    delivery
    quality
    progressive-delivery
    Related kits: Progressive Delivery & Advanced Deployment, Intelligent Release Orchestration

    Game Day Plan
    game-day-plan

    A template for running a game day: objectives, scenarios, comms, and learning outcomes.

    resilience
    sre
    learning
    Related kits: Resilient Operations & Chaos Engineering, Observability & Monitoring Foundations

    Incident Review (Blameless Postmortem)
    incident-review-template

    A blameless incident review template that produces actionable follow-ups and learning.

    sre
    mttr
    learning
    Related kits: Resilient Operations & Chaos Engineering, Observability & Monitoring Foundations

    Incident Runbook
    incident-runbook

    A standard incident template: triage, comms, mitigation, and post-incident actions.

    sre
    operability
    mttr
    Related kits: Observability & Monitoring Foundations, Resilient Operations & Chaos Engineering

    On-Call Rotation Setup
    on-call-rotation

    A template for establishing and documenting on-call rotations with escalation paths.

    sre
    operability
    teams
    Related kits: Resilient Operations & Chaos Engineering, Observability & Monitoring Foundations

    Quarterly DevOps Report (Executive Summary)
    quarterly-exec-report

    One-page, visual executive summary for quarterly DevOps updates to leadership focusing on business outcomes and DORA metrics.

    leadership
    reporting
    dora-metrics
    executive-communication

    Release Checklist
    release-checklist

    A lightweight release checklist that improves consistency without adding bureaucracy.

    delivery
    governance
    quality
    Related kits: Release Management Foundations, Intelligent Release Orchestration

    Release Communication Template
    release-communication

    A template for consistent release communications to stakeholders and users.

    delivery
    communication
    governance
    Related kits: Release Management Foundations, Intelligent Release Orchestration

    Secure SDLC Checklist (Lightweight)
    secure-sdlc-checklist

    A simple, repeatable checklist for security-by-default in planning, coding, and release.

    security
    governance
    delivery
    Related kits: Secure Code & Advanced Review, Continuous Planning & Compliance Integration, Code Quality & Review Standards, Secure & Performant Build Pipelines, CI/CD & Build Automation

    Service Onboarding Checklist (Golden Path)
    service-onboarding-checklist

    A checklist for onboarding a new service into the platform: ownership, CI/CD, observability, and security.

    platform
    delivery
    operability
    Related kits: Infrastructure & Operations Baseline, Code Quality & Review Standards, CI/CD & Build Automation

    Service README
    service-readme

    A lightweight README template for services (ownership, deploy, runbooks, SLOs, dependencies).

    documentation
    operability
    Related kits: Code Quality & Review Standards, Observability & Monitoring Foundations

    SLO / SLI Template
    slo-template

    A practical template for defining SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets with rollout guidance.

    sre
    operability
    reliability
    Related kits: SLO-Driven Observability & Error Budgets, Observability & Monitoring Foundations, Resilient Operations & Chaos Engineering

    Startup DevOps Budget Checklist
    startup-budget-checklist

    A comprehensive guide to building reliable DevOps with free/low-cost tools (<$500/month) for startups.

    startup
    budget
    tools
    infrastructure
    Related kits: CI/CD & Build Automation

    Threat Modeling Template
    threat-model-template

    A lightweight threat modeling template using STRIDE methodology for security-conscious teams.

    security
    architecture
    compliance
    Related kits: Secure Code & Advanced Review