📝 Meridian Project Journal
Use this as the running narrative of project work. The live Google tracker records structured status/register data; this journal records the reasoning and story that make the work understandable later.
Journal rule
Create one dated entry for each meaningful project session. Keep entries short enough to maintain, but complete enough that you can answer:
- What was I trying to accomplish?
- What did I inspect, build, decide, test, or repair?
- What evidence did I create?
- What changed in Meridian or the lab environment?
- What DMBOK concept did the work demonstrate?
- What is the exact next action?
Do not invent accomplishments or mark work complete merely because repository infrastructure exists.
Entry template
YYYY-MM-DD — Session title
Goal
What outcome were you trying to produce?
Business / Meridian context
Which process, system, data domain, stakeholder, defect, incident, or decision was involved?
DMBOK grounding
Controlling chapter(s), concepts, distinctions, or source anchors.
Technology / tools used
SQL, PostgreSQL, DBeaver, Python/pandas, Git, diagramming, spreadsheet, governance platform, etc.
Work performed
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Prediction / expected result
What did you expect before running or changing anything?
What happened / interpretation
Describe the result and what it means—not only the commands or clicks.
Decisions made
Link any formal decision record. If none, write None.
Defects / issues found
List defect IDs or describe new issues that should be added to the defect register/tracker.
Evidence created - GitHub path(s): - Drive link(s), if binary/native: - Tracker row/tab updated:
Independent rebuild / transfer check
What could you now reproduce, explain, diagnose, or apply without the original instructions?
DMBOK debrief
What did this work make concrete? Which nearby concept could still be confused with it?
Next action
Write one concrete next step.
Entries
Add the newest entry directly below this note so recent work is easy to find.