PROBE Framework for RFC

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# RFC: <Title>

- Author: <name>
- Date: <yyyy-mm-dd>
- Status: Draft
- Reviewers: <names>
- Related docs: <links/JIRA issues>

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## 1. Problem

- What **problem** are we trying to solve?
- Why is this a problem now (impact, urgency)?
- Who is affected (teams, users, systems)?
- What happens if we do nothing?

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## 2. Requirements

- Goals (what success looks like, measurable if possible).
- Non-goals (explicitly out of scope).
- Constraints (technical, legal, timeline, budget).
- Assumptions and dependencies.

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## 3. Options

- Option A – short description.
  - Approach.
  - Pros.
  - Cons.
  - Risks/failure modes.

- Option B – short description.
  - Approach.
  - Pros.
  - Cons.
  - Risks/failure modes.

- Chosen option and rationale (why this, why not the others).

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## 4. Beta / Proof

- Validation strategy (POC, spike, feature flag, A/B test, canary).
- Metrics to monitor (technical and product).
- Rollout plan (phases, cohorts, fallback).
- Testing strategy (unit, integration, load, security).

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## 5. Execution

- High-level architecture and components.
- Timeline and milestones.
- Ownership and responsibilities.
- Operational plan (monitoring, alerting, runbooks).
- Open questions and next steps.