https://beyond.minimumcd.org/docs/brownfield/Recent content in Migrating Brownfield to CD on MinimumCD Practice GuideHugoenhttps://beyond.minimumcd.org/docs/brownfield/document-current-process/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://beyond.minimumcd.org/docs/brownfield/document-current-process/<div class="pageinfo pageinfo-primary"> <p><span class="scope-label scope-label--team">Scope: Team</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://beyond.minimumcd.org/docs/migrate-to-cd/">Brownfield CD overview</a> covers the migration phases, principles, and common challenges. This page covers the <strong>first practical step</strong> - documenting what actually happens today between a developer finishing a change and that change running in production.</p> </div> <h2 id="why-document-before-mapping">Why Document Before Mapping</h2> <p><a href="https://beyond.minimumcd.org/docs/assess/value-stream-mapping/">Value stream mapping</a> is a powerful tool for systemic improvement. It requires measurement, cross-team coordination, and careful analysis. That takes time to do well, and it should not be rushed.</p>https://beyond.minimumcd.org/docs/brownfield/replacing-manual-validations/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://beyond.minimumcd.org/docs/brownfield/replacing-manual-validations/<div class="pageinfo pageinfo-primary"> <p><span class="scope-label scope-label--team">Scope: Team</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://beyond.minimumcd.org/docs/migrate-to-cd/">Brownfield CD overview</a> covers the migration phases, principles, and common challenges. This page covers the <strong>core mechanical process</strong> - the specific, repeating cycle of replacing manual validations with automation that drives every phase forward.</p> </div> <h2 id="the-replacement-cycle">The Replacement Cycle</h2> <p>Every brownfield CD migration follows the same four-step cycle, repeated until no manual validations remain between commit and production:</p> <ol> <li><strong>Identify</strong> a manual validation in the delivery process.</li> <li><strong>Automate</strong> the check so it runs in the pipeline without human intervention.</li> <li><strong>Validate</strong> that the automation catches the same problems the manual step caught.</li> <li><strong>Remove</strong> the manual step from the process.</li> </ol> <p>Then pick the next manual validation and repeat.</p>