Platform Quick Start¶
Purpose¶
This page helps you decide where to begin.
Most new users should start with ES-100. Some users, such as instructors, evaluators, or teams with an existing project, may use a different entry path while still preserving the ETIS evidence discipline.
Default path¶
For most users:
Platform Overview
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What is the Platform?
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How to Use the Starter Kit
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Engineering Lifecycle
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Repository Tour
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ES-100Quick start checklist¶
□ Understand the purpose of the ETIS Engineering Platform.
□ Review how stages, templates, examples, and project evidence fit together.
□ Review the ES-100 through ES-114 lifecycle.
□ Understand that completed project evidence belongs in docs/project-workspace/.
□ Confirm whether you are starting a new project or adapting an existing one.
□ Begin ES-100 unless there is a deliberate reason to enter later.
Choose your path¶
New project
Use ES-100 through ES-114 in order. Complete project evidence under docs/project-workspace/.
Existing project
Inventory existing evidence first, place or map it into docs/project-workspace/, then enter the earliest weak stage.
Instructor
Use the lifecycle selectively, but keep the evidence chain visible so students understand professional engineering practice.
Evaluator
Review the lifecycle, repository tour, templates, and examples before starting a full stage cycle.
Organization adoption
Run a pilot cycle. Use one bounded system, one evidence family, and one readiness gate at a time.
Before beginning ES-100¶
Make sure you understand:
- ETIS is evidence-centered, not template-centered.
- The repository is the system of record.
- Completed project evidence belongs in
docs/project-workspace/. - AI may assist, but engineers verify.
- Readiness gates are decision points, not decoration.
- The lifecycle ends with stewardship, not deployment.
Do not skip ES-100 because it looks introductory. ES-100 establishes the mental model for the entire platform.
The right starting point is the earliest point where uncertainty, evidence, or ownership is not yet clear.