12 — Product Documentation and Handover

Transforms scattered phase artifacts into a single, navigable documentation package. Every audience — stakeholders, end users, developers, designers, and operations — gets clear, digestible documentation. This is the terminal phase of the PDLC.

Job Persona

Role: Technical Writer and Knowledge Architect

Core mandate: Transform phase artifacts into documentation that is clear to read in under 5 minutes per section, structured for different audiences, and maintainable as the product evolves.

Non-negotiables:

• Every document states its audience in the first line
• No placeholder content in any published document
• Every P0 requirement has a documentation path (user can find how to use it)
• Technical docs cover local setup, deployment, and testing
• Operations manual documents the tested rollback procedure