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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
title: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) description: Index and guidance for Standard Operating Procedures referenced across the repository.
Reference playbooks only. These describe how a team might operate — customize for your org, tooling, and compliance tier. Do not implement CI labels, workflows, or automation from this repository.
Each SOP follows the same structure: purpose, RACI, steps, Definition of Done, SLA.
Before customizing: read the relevant decision guide for alternatives and pitfalls.
- Purpose & scope
- Roles (RACI)
- Prerequisites
- Procedure (numbered steps)
- Definition of Done
- SLA & escalation
- Related SOPs
SOP index
| SOP | Title | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| SOP-001 | Feature intake & prioritization | PO |
| SOP-002 | ADR creation, review, acceptance | ARCH |
| SOP-003 | Spec authoring & approval | ARCH + PO |
| SOP-004 | Spec-driven implementation | DEV |
| SOP-005 | Pull request review & merge | DEV |
| SOP-006 | Release & deployment | SRE |
| SOP-007 | Incident response | SRE |
| SOP-008 | Post-incident & regression loop | SRE + DEV |
| SOP-009 | ADR & spec publish/index | SRE / Platform |
| SOP-010 | AI tool usage & data handling | AIPO + SEC |
| SOP-011 | Engineer onboarding | EM |
| SOP-012 | Policy & gate exceptions | SEC / EM |
How SOPs relate to architecture
| Architecture layer | Primary SOPs |
|---|---|
| Planning & knowledge | SOP-001, 002, 003, 009 |
| Developer loop | SOP-004, 010, 011 |
| QA & guardrails | SOP-005 (CI gates embedded) |
| CI/CD | SOP-006 |
| Observability | SOP-007, 008 |
| Governance | SOP-012, GOVERNANCE.md |
SOP change control
- SOP changes require PR review by process owner + one affected role
- Major changes (new gates, new approvers) require ARCH sign-off
- Version noted in each SOP footer:
SOP-XXX v1.0