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# Battle-tested technical documentation template
- URL: https://www.jvrc.ca/battle-tested-technical-documentation-template/
- Published: 2025-07-23T20:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T21:25:54.000Z
- Author: Javier Cervantes

Making sure everyone on the team can contribute to a project is fundamental for success. Unfortunately, documentation is usually obsolete or even non-existent in most of the projects.  
  
[The broken window theory](https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-broken-window-theory/?ref=jvrc.ca) explains how negative feedback loops can lead to an unsutainable environment in the long run. Teams that need to reverse engineer the code to understand it will have a longer learning curve. Having an updated documentation enables everyone to go faster.  
  
The [agile manifesto](https://agilemanifesto.org/?ref=jvrc.ca) values “working software over comprehensive documentation”. But a robust documentation will ensure the software can be mantained a year later too.  
  
By leading engineering teams over the last decade I've seen teams thrive by making documentation a first class citizen. I created a Confluence template with the most relevant sections. To keep it updated, documentation can be included as a deliverable for every feature.  
  
Below are the template sections, reach out if you would like to get a copy for your personal use:

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- Engineering
  - Architecture Diagram
  - Branching Strategy
  - Coding Standards / Styleguide
  - Data Mapping
  - Deployment Process
  - Most Frequent Error Logs
  - Glossary
  - Go-Live Readiness Checklist
  - Infrastructure Diagram
  - Local Environment Setup
  - Resources library
  - Tech Stack
  - Technical Debt / Improvements
  - Test Plan
- Decisions
  - \[Decision template\]
- Features
  - \[Feature template\]
- Guides
  - \[Guide template\]
- Integrations
  - \[Integration template\]
- Project Management
  - Discovery / Project Description
  - Onboarding checklist
  - Team
- Meetings
  - \[Date\] - \[Meeting Template\]
- Releases
  - \[Version\] - \[Release Notes\]
- Retrospectives
  - \[Date\] - \[Retrospective template\]