Minimal Viable Documentation Standard
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A Minimal Viable Documentation Standard is a documentation quality standard that defines the smallest documentation set that enables effective software development and maintenance.
- AKA: MVD Standard, Lean Documentation Standard, Essential Documentation Guideline.
- Context:
- It can typically identify Documentation Essentials through minimal viable documentation standard value analysis.
- It can typically eliminate Documentation Overhead via minimal viable documentation standard reduction.
- It can typically prioritize Documentation Artifacts using minimal viable documentation standard impact scores.
- It can often balance Documentation Completeness with minimal viable documentation standard agility.
- It can often adapt Documentation Requirements to minimal viable documentation standard context.
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- It can range from being an Ultra-Minimal Viable Documentation Standard to being a Moderate Minimal Viable Documentation Standard, depending on its minimal viable documentation standard stringency.
- It can range from being a Generic Minimal Viable Documentation Standard to being a Domain-Specific Minimal Viable Documentation Standard, depending on its minimal viable documentation standard specialization.
- It can range from being a Fixed Minimal Viable Documentation Standard to being an Adaptive Minimal Viable Documentation Standard, depending on its minimal viable documentation standard flexibility.
- It can range from being a Internal-Focused Minimal Viable Documentation Standard to being an External-Focused Minimal Viable Documentation Standard, depending on its minimal viable documentation standard audience.
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- It can maximize Documentation ROI through minimal viable documentation standard value concentration.
- It can accelerate Time-to-Productivity via minimal viable documentation standard clarity.
- It can enhance Team Innovation using minimal viable documentation standard cognitive load reduction.
- It can amplify Decision Speed through minimal viable documentation standard signal-to-noise ratio.
- It can increase Documentation Utilization Rate via minimal viable documentation standard relevance.
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- Examples:
- README-First Minimal Viable Documentation Standard, requiring only README file with setup instructions and API examples.
- Decision Record Minimal Viable Documentation Standard, capturing only architectural decision records and trade-off rationale.
- Contract Test Minimal Viable Documentation Standard, documenting through executable contract tests and integration examples.
- Microservice Minimal Viable Documentation Standard, mandating service contract, health endpoint, and deployment guide.
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- Counter-Examples:
- Comprehensive Documentation Standard, which requires complete documentation rather than minimal viable documentation standard.
- IEEE Documentation Standard, which mandates formal documents rather than minimal viable documentation standard.
- Regulatory Documentation Standard, which enforces compliance artifacts rather than minimal viable documentation standard.
- See: Documentation Quality Standard, Documentation Quality Target, Agile Documentation Principle, Documentation Completeness Measure, Minimal Viable Product, Documentation Management Domain, Lean Documentation.