DISCUSSION – Areas, Structure, Ownership

Context
- This repo hosts generic, foundational practices reusable across projects.
- Areas: COMMON (shared practices), CTO (shared technical standards), COO (business ops), CCO (deferred; placeholder only).

Decisions Confirmed
- Area directories are uppercase: COMMON, CTO, COO, CCO.
- Shared practices and base guidance live under COMMON.
- CCO is deferred for now; placeholder directory only.

Open Questions to Confirm
- Naming conventions within areas
  - File naming: keep kebab-case (e.g., [COMMON/git-workflow.md](COMMON/git-workflow.md)) or use TitleCase?
  - Per-area `README.md` vs. `INDEX.md` expectations.
- Scope boundaries
  - COMMON: include Git workflow, CI/bootstrap parity, templates (PR/issue), documentation style guide, ADR pattern, security/privacy baselines?
  - CTO: preferred tech stacks, language/runtime versions, container base image policy, local dev environment patterns (devcontainers/Make), testing strategy, quality bars?
  - COO: operating rhythm (cadences, ceremonies), roles/RACI, OKR/KPI templates, onboarding, procurement/vendor-lite guidance, documentation templates?
  - CCO: when in scope, include customer journey templates, support/SLA baselines, enablement playbooks, feedback loops? Any overlap rules with COO/CTO?
- Consumers and audience
  - Internal only or some content public-facing? Any confidentiality/compliance constraints (esp. COO/CCO)?
- Reuse strategy
  - Copy into new repos vs. reference centrally? Provide “adoption guides” per area? Offer minimal vs. advanced profiles?
- Ownership & change control
  - CODEOWNERS per area? Who approves updates across COMMON/CTO/COO?
  - Labels and PR templates per area; contribution guidelines?
- Document shape and standards
  - Prescriptive checklists vs. narrative guidance; include “10-minute quickstart” per area?
  - Standardize front‑matter, headers, and ADR structure?
- Cross‑cutting policies
  - Where to maintain shared policies (security, privacy, accessibility) — under COMMON?
- CI for docs
  - Keep current markdown/yaml linters repo‑wide; add link checker/spellcheck?
- Migration of existing docs
  - Which existing files beyond Git workflow and CI bootstrap should move under COMMON now vs. later (e.g., proposals, questions, [RESUME.md](RESUME.md), [TODO.md](TODO.md))?

Proposed Next Steps (pending answers)
- Seed per‑area README with scope, audiences, adoption guidance.
- Create COMMON/templates/ for reusable checklists, PR/issue templates, ADRs.
- Map/move additional shared docs into COMMON and update references.
- Define CODEOWNERS and contribution norms per area.