Startup playbook
Are we ready for Pre-Production?
Defines the public shape of the "Are we ready for Pre-Production?" stage. The website should explain the decision, the intent and the related guidance without publishing the full assessment method.
Useful for
Public purpose
Curation guidance
Open with the idea that Pre-Production prevents a successful Pilot becoming Production by accident.
Use the control introductions to explain access/network lockdown, traceable change, incident management and customer-facing governance evidence.
Summary intent
The company should be able to recreate, secure, change and recover the platform deliberately before it starts making Production promises.
How Brokenhouse helps
Turn this into a practical plan.
I help technology teams turn this guidance into decisions, implementation plans, governance evidence and production-ready operating models.
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Related decisions to work through
Use containers as the default packaging stance. They give the product a flexible route from POC to Pilot to Production without forcing the final hosting decision too early.
Pilot data should not accidentally become Production data. The transition needs an explicit decision.
Stage gates are decision points. They help a company decide whether it is ready to move to the next level of customer exposure, operational risk and commercial promise. They are not ceremonies and they are not a replacement for judgement.