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Documentation Standards Rollout Plan (30-60-90)

Summary

This rollout plan applies the Documentation Standards Stack v1 in measured phases.

Days 1-30

  • Publish and approve standards stack and templates.
  • Add required metadata to high-traffic pages first.
  • Add intent-first entry links from main landing pages.
  • Add PR checklist usage to docs workflow.

Exit criteria:

  • Standards and templates are published.
  • New docs use the new templates by default.

Days 31-60

  • Retrofit top 25 high-traffic pages to the new structure.
  • Improve related links and cross-navigation.
  • Add search synonym mappings from query logs.
  • Reduce ambiguous titles in key sections.

Exit criteria:

  • Top 25 pages are template-aligned.
  • Priority navigation labels have been normalized.

Days 61-90

  • Run tree-testing on top user journeys.
  • Use findings to refine navigation labels and grouping.
  • Publish first metrics report.
  • Create the next prioritized backlog from analytics.

Exit criteria:

  • First optimization cycle is completed.
  • Baseline metrics are available and tracked.

KPI targets for first cycle

  • 30 percent reduction in top 20 failed search queries.
  • 20 percent improvement in first-click success for key tasks.
  • 100 percent owner and review-date coverage for active pages.