Skip to content

Monitoring and Observability Plan

Template Library

Monitoring and Observability Plan

Define operational signals, guardrail signals, AI/automation signals, owners, triggers, manual checks, technical checks, and gaps.

ES-111 Monitoring Observability
← Previous Support Model
Current Monitoring and Observability Plan
Next → Incident Response Plan

Template purpose

Use this template to define how the operational system will be observed.

Project

<Project name>

Document control

Field Value
Artifact owner <owner>
Primary reviewers <reviewers>
Status <draft / in review / accepted / revised>
Last updated <YYYY-MM-DD>
Related Engineering Stage ES-111 — Operational Readiness
Project workspace target docs/project-workspace/operations/monitoring_and_observability_plan.md

Monitoring scope

<Describe what will be observed.>

Signals

Signal Source Owner Action Trigger Evidence
<signal> <source> <owner> <trigger> <evidence>

Operational health signals

Signal Healthy Range / Expected State Action Trigger
<signal> <range/state> <trigger>

Guardrail signals

Guardrail Signal Action Trigger
<guardrail> <signal> <trigger>

AI / automation signals

Signal Meaning Trigger
<signal or not applicable> <meaning> <trigger>

Manual checks

Check Frequency Owner Evidence
<check> <frequency> <owner> <evidence>

Technical checks

Check Frequency / Trigger Owner Evidence
<check> <frequency/trigger> <owner> <evidence>

User feedback signals

Signal Source Review Cadence Owner
<signal> <source> <cadence> <owner>

Monitoring gaps

Gap Impact Action
<gap> <impact> <action>

Review checklist

  • [ ] Operational signals are defined.
  • [ ] Owners and action triggers are assigned.
  • [ ] Guardrail signals are included.
  • [ ] AI/automation signals are included or marked not applicable.
  • [ ] Manual and technical checks are defined.
  • [ ] User feedback signals are included.
  • [ ] Monitoring gaps are visible.

Continue to Incident Response Plan

Proceed to the next ES-111 operational readiness artifact.

Open Incident Response Plan →