ES-111 Stage Manifest¶
Manifest purpose¶
This manifest is the structured contract for ES-111.
Stage identity¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage ID | ES-111 |
| Stage Name | Operational Readiness |
| Stage Family | Operational Preparation |
| Stage Type | Operational readiness and evidence production |
| Estimated Effort | 1–2 hours per release or pilot candidate |
| Prerequisites | ES-110 — Release Readiness |
| Previous Stage | ES-110 — Release Readiness |
| Next Stage | ES-112 — Deployment and Transition |
| Primary Output | Operational readiness evidence package |
| Publication Status | Production-ready |
Stage mission¶
Determine whether the approved release scope can be operated, supported, monitored, limited, stopped, and reviewed responsibly.
Primary engineering question¶
Can the approved release scope be operated responsibly with clear ownership, limits, monitoring, support, escalation, rollback, and evidence?
Inputs¶
| Input | Required | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Release readiness summary | Yes | docs/release/release_readiness_summary.md |
| Release decision record | Yes | docs/release/release_decision_record.md |
| Release scope | Yes | docs/release/release_scope.md |
| Release conditions | Yes | docs/release/release_conditions.md |
| Defect and risk assessment | Yes | docs/release/defect_and_risk_assessment.md |
| Guardrail release review | Yes | docs/release/guardrail_release_review.md |
| AI release review | Conditional | docs/release/ai_release_review.md |
Outputs¶
| Output | Repository Location |
|---|---|
| Operational readiness overview | docs/operations/operational_readiness_overview.md |
| Operational scope | docs/operations/operational_scope.md |
| Support model | docs/operations/support_model.md |
| Monitoring and observability plan | docs/operations/monitoring_and_observability_plan.md |
| Incident response plan | docs/operations/incident_response_plan.md |
| Rollback and stop plan | docs/operations/rollback_and_stop_plan.md |
| User transition plan | docs/operations/user_transition_plan.md |
| Operational risk register | docs/operations/operational_risk_register.md |
| Operational readiness review | docs/operations/operational_readiness_review.md |
| Operational readiness summary | docs/operations/operational_readiness_summary.md |
Required evidence¶
- release-to-operations evidence;
- operational scope evidence;
- support ownership evidence;
- monitoring evidence;
- incident response evidence;
- rollback and stop evidence;
- user transition evidence;
- operational risk evidence;
- readiness review evidence;
- transition evidence.
Completion criteria¶
ES-111 is complete when operational scope aligns with release scope, support ownership exists, monitoring signals are defined, incident response paths are defined, rollback and stop criteria exist, user transition is planned, operational risks are assigned, operational review is complete, and ES-112 readiness is documented.
Success criteria¶
ES-111 succeeds when ES-112 can begin deployment and transition without guessing who uses the system, what scope applies, who supports it, what is monitored, what triggers escalation, or when to stop.
Risks if skipped¶
Skipping ES-111 may result in unsupported deployment, uncontrolled pilot use, missed failures, unclear rollback, user confusion, weak incident response, and operational evidence gaps.
Maintenance notes¶
Operational readiness evidence should be updated when release scope, operating environment, support ownership, user population, active features, AI status, or operational risk changes materially.