Incident Roles Pocket Deck
Recall incident role boundaries for coordinated response.
Commander What does the incident commander own? The response process: severity, roles, decisions, priorities, and when to escalate or stand down. The commander should avoid deep debugging unless the incident is small enough that no coordination role is needed. Command vs debug Incident commander or technical lead? Do not make one person hold both jobs during a serious incident unless there is no alternative. Objection We are too small for formal roles. A four-person startup incident channel. Your line Roles can be lightweight: one person coordinates, one mitigates, one writes updates. The point is clarity, not ceremony. The trap is…
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