Operating Conditions
The normal states we work within.
- What are normal operating conditions?
- What are peak load conditions?
- What are minimal function conditions?
- What defines each state?
Environmental States
External conditions that affect our work.
- What external conditions affect us?
- What weather/climate states matter?
- What market conditions apply?
- What regulatory states exist?
System States
Different modes of operation.
- What modes must we support?
- When do we switch between states?
- What triggers state changes?
- How do states affect behavior?
Emergency Conditions
Crisis states we must handle.
- What constitutes an emergency?
- What degrades gracefully?
- What fails completely?
- How do we recover?
Transition States
Conditions during changes.
- What happens during transitions?
- What temporary states exist?
- How do we handle partial states?
- What bridges old to new?
Quality States
Different levels of completeness.
- What defines "draft" vs "final"?
- What constitutes "testing" vs "production"?
- What separates "prototype" from "release"?
- When do states graduate?