Applicability check

What is your role relative to this system? I make or approve technical decisions about this system I manage the team responsible for this system I am an engineer working on this system Other

Which of these describe your current situation? The system evolved without a coherent architecture Changes frequently cause unexpected failures Automation added complexity instead of reducing it No one fully understands how the system works end-to-end The team avoids making changes out of fear of breaking things Operational risk is growing faster than the business

What prompted you to look into this now? A recent incident or outage Accumulated instability that has become unmanageable Upcoming changes or growth that the current system cannot support A need to hand off or document the system Other

What is the approximate scale of the infrastructure? A few servers or services (under 10) Medium environment (10-50 services or nodes) Large or distributed environment (50+) Not sure

Has there been a prior attempt to stabilize or restructure this system? Yes, internally, but it did not resolve the issues Yes, with external help, but it did not resolve the issues No, this has not been attempted before Not applicable

If this turns out to be a fit, can you authorize the engagement? Yes, I have decision-making authority I would need to involve someone else for approval I am researching options to present to the decision maker

Is there anything else relevant to your situation?