ADR-D21: Thesis writing track parallel from F0

Status:

Accepted

Date:

2026-05-05

Phase:

F-THESIS (from F0)

Context

Earlier plan revisions allocated thesis writing to F7 (final documentation phase). This historically fails because the reasoning behind early decisions has rotted by the time it is captured.

Decision

Thesis writing runs in parallel from F0. ~3-4h/week sustained. Material curated per phase: each phase produces specific chapter or sub-section material at its close (mapped explicitly in the master plan).

Consequences

• F0 close already implies refresh of chapters 1-3 plus abstract; F-OPS produces an entire new chapter (Deployment and Operations); F-EXP rewrites chapter 6.

• D22 (research-diary tone) makes per-phase production tractable.

Resolution

Closed.