Operator Review Worksheet
Operator Review Worksheet¶
Use this worksheet during dry-runs, approval gates, and change windows to make operator decisions explicit and consistent.
1) Scope and Intent Validation¶
- Change request ID:
- Service or domain impacted:
- Target scope (sites, roles, count):
- Out-of-scope exclusions confirmed:
- Business impact statement reviewed:
Decision:
- Approved
- Needs clarification
- Rejected
2) Pre-Flight and Identity Gate Results¶
- Identity validation passed for all targets:
- Critical pre-flight checks passed:
- Warning checks reviewed and accepted:
- Any parser ambiguity in required checks:
Decision:
- Proceed to plan review
- Hold for remediation
- Abort change
3) Plan and Risk Review¶
- Plan artifact generated and immutable:
- Diff reviewed for representative targets:
- Rollback or containment path documented:
- Batch strategy and abort threshold confirmed:
Risk classification (see scale):
- R0 — Informational
- R1 — Advisory
- R2 — Controlled execution
- R3 — Change automation
- R4 — High-impact or autonomous
4) Approval Gate (If Required)¶
- Approver name and role:
- Approval timestamp:
- Conditions or constraints attached:
- Escalation contact identified:
Outcome:
- Approved for execution
- Deferred
- Rejected
5) Post-Execution Verification¶
- Verification checks passed:
- Drift status reviewed:
- Evidence artifacts captured and retained:
- Follow-up actions created (if any):
Run quality summary:
- Successful
- Successful with exceptions
- Failed with safe abort
- Failed and escalated
6) Lessons and Control Improvements¶
- Which control prevented risk in this run:
- Which control underperformed:
- Required updates to policy or code:
- Owner and due date for improvements:
Recommended Storage¶
Store completed worksheets with run artifacts so review decisions are traceable during audits and incident retrospectives.
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