Bluebook Maintenance
Review Cadence
A review cadence keeps the blue book aligned with current practice. Review frequency should match risk: security, compliance, and delivery guidance need more attention than stable templates.
Suggested cadence
| Content type | Cadence |
|---|---|
| Security and compliance guidance | Quarterly |
| Runtime and cloud provider notes | Quarterly |
| Tooling catalog | Quarterly |
| Templates and checklists | Twice yearly |
| Examples and role guides | Twice yearly |
| Glossary and reference pages | Yearly |
Review checklist
During review, check:
- Broken links.
- Stale tool names or deprecated services.
- Duplicated or conflicting guidance.
- Missing owners or outdated role names.
- Examples that no longer match recommended practice.
- Pages with no clear audience or action.
- New lessons from incidents, audits, or engagements.
Review output
Each review should produce:
- Pages updated.
- Pages deprecated or removed.
- New gaps identified.
- Decisions or ADRs needed.
- Follow-up owners and due dates.
Watchouts
- A review that only checks formatting misses the point.
- Tooling changes can invalidate screenshots, commands, and examples.
- Engagement lessons should feed back into reusable guidance.