> Flight Rules are the hard-earned body of knowledge recorded in manuals that list, step-by-step, what to do if X occurs, and why. Essentially, they are extremely detailed, scenario-specific standard operating procedures.
“Checklist” is the word for this. Checklists are widely used in aviation (they seem to have one for every case). I don't hear this term often in software engineering context, though Wikipedia says QA practices make use of checklists, too.
“Checklist” is the word for this. Checklists are widely used in aviation (they seem to have one for every case). I don't hear this term often in software engineering context, though Wikipedia says QA practices make use of checklists, too.