ES-110 Stage Manifest¶
Manifest purpose¶
This manifest is the structured contract for ES-110.
Stage identity¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage ID | ES-110 |
| Stage Name | Release Readiness |
| Stage Family | Verification and Release Preparation |
| Stage Type | Release judgment and evidence production |
| Estimated Effort | 1–2 hours per release candidate |
| Prerequisites | ES-109 — Testing and Verification |
| Previous Stage | ES-109 — Testing and Verification |
| Next Stage | ES-111 — Operational Readiness |
| Primary Output | Release readiness evidence package |
| Publication Status | Production-ready |
Stage mission¶
Determine whether the verified system baseline is ready for release, limited pilot, deferral, or rejection based on evidence, risk, defects, governance concerns, and operational expectations.
Primary engineering question¶
Should this system baseline be released, piloted, deferred, or rejected based on the available engineering evidence and remaining risk?
Inputs¶
| Input | Required | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Testing readiness summary | Yes | docs/testing/testing_readiness_summary.md |
| Verification matrix | Yes | docs/testing/verification_matrix.md |
| Test execution record | Yes | docs/testing/test_execution_record.md |
| Defect log | Yes | docs/testing/defect_log.md |
| Guardrail verification | Yes | docs/testing/guardrail_verification.md |
| AI verification record | Conditional | docs/testing/ai_verification_record.md |
| Regression check record | Yes | docs/testing/regression_check_record.md |
Outputs¶
| Output | Repository Location |
|---|---|
| Release candidate summary | docs/release/release_candidate_summary.md |
| Release evidence index | docs/release/release_evidence_index.md |
| Defect and risk assessment | docs/release/defect_and_risk_assessment.md |
| Guardrail release review | docs/release/guardrail_release_review.md |
| AI release review | docs/release/ai_release_review.md |
| Release scope | docs/release/release_scope.md |
| Release decision record | docs/release/release_decision_record.md |
| Release conditions | docs/release/release_conditions.md |
| Release readiness review | docs/release/release_readiness_review.md |
| Release readiness summary | docs/release/release_readiness_summary.md |
Required evidence¶
- release candidate evidence;
- evidence index;
- defect and risk assessment;
- guardrail release evidence;
- AI release evidence;
- release scope evidence;
- release decision evidence;
- release condition evidence;
- release review evidence;
- transition evidence.
Completion criteria¶
ES-110 is complete when the release candidate is identified, evidence is indexed, defects and risks are assessed, guardrails are reviewed, AI status is reviewed, release scope is explicit, release decision is recorded, release conditions are documented, release readiness review is complete, and ES-111 readiness is documented.
Success criteria¶
ES-110 succeeds when ES-111 can begin operational readiness planning without guessing what baseline is being prepared, what scope applies, what conditions exist, what risks remain, or what operations must prepare to support.
Risks if skipped¶
Skipping ES-110 may result in premature release, unclear pilot boundaries, unaccepted risk, unsupported operations, weak governance, and loss of accountability.
Maintenance notes¶
Release readiness evidence should be updated for each meaningful release candidate, pilot candidate, or operational trial candidate. A prior release readiness decision should not be reused for a materially different baseline without review.