Adoption through paved roads
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In this lesson
make the standard the easiest path so teams choose it.
Planned topics
- A paved road is a supported template, library, or pipeline that already follows the standard.
- Mandates create hidden workarounds; paved roads create voluntary adoption.
- Automate checks (build, CI, platform policy) rather than relying on reviews.
- Measure adoption in numbers and track the reasons teams do not adopt.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
service template that produces the standard log and trace fields by default, plus a dashboard showing percent of services conforming per team.
Check your understanding
Why prefer a paved road over a mandate?
Show answer
Teams adopt what is easiest and the standard works for them; mandates push deviations underground.
Practice
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