Built around the decision owner
Keep AI approval defensible after the underlying system changes.
Preserve what a reviewer authorized, show whether evidence is still tied to that approved state, and expose uncertainty instead of silently assuming it away.
Your operational decision.
Explain to a reviewer or auditor exactly what was approved, what changed and why the new decision is justified.
- The risk committee approved a snapshot, but the system continues evolving.
- Approval packets are disconnected from current components and evaluations.
- A closed ticket can be mistaken for a defensible governance decision.
What the product must make inspectable.
Source-informed design elements below are explained with authored examples; release availability must be checked during pilot scoping.
Immutable reference
Retain approval and snapshot history as a distinct state from candidate modifications.
Evidence lineage
Show which control or evaluation the evidence was associated with and whether it is still valid.
Reasoned scope
Describe what requires revalidation, preservation or investigation and why.
Authorized review
Make readiness, reviewer action and final approval separate states with an audit trail.
A pilot should answer real questions, not prove an invented dashboard.
Start with one bounded workflow and agreed acceptance criteria. Future connector coverage and estate-wide behavior are not included unless separately demonstrated.
Pilot intake
- Select a real approval workflow and its evidence requirements.
- Identify review roles and where decisions are recorded today.
- Test whether the product explains change impact and preserves the audit reference.