Living Documentation Maturity Model

This model describes how documentation practices evolve from no shared documentation to a consistent and structured system.

Stage 0: No Documentation

Documentation does not exist in any meaningful way. Knowledge is primarily held in people's heads or spread across chats and tickets.

Stage 1: Project-Style Documentation

Projects spin up, document the thing being built, then close down. Documentation is effectively snapshotted in time and often becomes stale after delivery.

Stage 2: Wiki-Style Documentation (No Taxonomy)

A wiki exists, but there is no shared taxonomy. Departments, organizations, and projects document their work in different ways and at different levels of detail.

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