Structure of a strong RFC
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In this lesson
give the document a shape readers can navigate and critique.
Planned topics
- Order: summary, problem, goals and non-goals, proposal, alternatives, costs and risks, rollout, open questions, decision needed.
- The summary alone should let a busy reader decide whether to engage.
- Put costs and risks in plain view, not an appendix.
- End with a specific ask and a review deadline.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
a one-page RFC template with each heading and a one-line instruction under it.
Check your understanding
Where should risks go?
Show answer
In the main body, visible, with mitigations.
Practice
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