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