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docs(governance): add label taxonomy, triage process, review SLA, and milestone governance - #1723

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Summary

This PR resolves all governance documentation issues assigned to @Blaqkenny by adding four new documents to the Governance/ folder. All changes are self-contained within the Governance/ directory.


Changes

Governance/policies/REVIEW_SLA.md (closes #1601)

Defines first-response (2 business days), review-completion (5 business days), and follow-up (3 business days) SLA targets for pull request reviews. Includes an escalation path, author responsibilities, and exception handling.

Governance/processes/TRIAGE.md (closes #1602)

Defines a 7-step issue triage workflow covering acknowledgement, validation, type classification, priority assignment, milestone assignment, contributor assignment, and the final triaged label. Includes required labels, triage cadence, and stale issue policy.

Governance/LABEL_TAXONOMY.md (closes #1603)

Documents all labels used in the repository across six categories: type, priority, status, area, needs, and programme. Includes colour codes, descriptions, and rules for applying labels.

Governance/processes/MILESTONE_GOVERNANCE.md (closes #1604)

Documents how milestones are created, managed, and closed. Covers entry/exit criteria, naming conventions, due-date change policy, and role responsibilities.


Closes

Closes #1601
Closes #1602
Closes #1603
Closes #1604


Checklist

  • All changes are within the Governance/ folder
  • No more than 2 files per issue (1 file per issue here)
  • No changes to source code or existing functionality
  • Documents follow project markdown conventions
  • All cross-references between documents are correct

… milestone governance

Closes rinafcode#1601
Closes rinafcode#1602
Closes rinafcode#1603
Closes rinafcode#1604

- Add Governance/policies/REVIEW_SLA.md with first-response (2 days),
  review-completion (5 days), follow-up (3 days) targets, escalation
  path, and exception handling (rinafcode#1601)
- Add Governance/processes/TRIAGE.md with 7-step triage workflow,
  required labels, triage cadence, and stale issue handling (rinafcode#1602)
- Add Governance/LABEL_TAXONOMY.md defining type, priority, status,
  area, needs, and programme label categories with colour codes,
  descriptions, and application rules (rinafcode#1603)
- Add Governance/processes/MILESTONE_GOVERNANCE.md with entry/exit
  criteria, milestone creation rules, naming conventions, and
  owner responsibilities (rinafcode#1604)
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RUKAYAT-CODER merged commit 5c7fac8 into rinafcode:main Sep 28, 2026
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