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Documentation health metrics
A paired measure of documentation freshness and observed task success.
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Documentation health metrics vs Roadmap health metrics
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Roadmap health metrics
Three connected measures for roadmap commitment accuracy, freshness, and change after a commitment threshold.
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Is active documentation current, and can intended users complete the documented task without additional help?
Is the roadmap current, appropriately stable, and reliable at the horizons where commitments have been made?
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Documentation health metrics
- Inventory active pages and assign review cadences based on volatility and consequence.
- Define one observable task and success standard for each test; do not ask whether the page merely “looks clear.”
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Roadmap health metrics
- Define the commitment event, delivery window, material change rule, and required review cadence.
- Snapshot the roadmap at the start of the period so later changes can be compared with an agreed baseline.
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