May 25, 2022, 6:30 a.m.

Documentation Expiration Dates

Known Unknowns

An idea: Give your documents an expiration date.

It's somewhat common to include a "written on" date in documents. But what about an expiration date?

If you're reading a document and it has expired, it is your responsibility to determine if its contents are still correct and valid.

Correct means the contents are still an accurate representation of a system, and valid means the document still applies to the current business environment.

If it's not correct, you update the document.

If it's not valid, you delete the document.

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