SPEED-BOK v1.4.7

Quality Arbitration

Designing and running the gates that catch defects early.

Quality cannot be added at the end. Quality Arbitration moves quality upstream — into the moments when defects are cheap to find and cheaper to fix — by turning tacit standards into mechanical checks.

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Core tasks

Gate specification

Write the Tier 5 specifications that define what each gate checks and how.

Gate implementation

Build or configure the automated mechanism that runs the check.

Gate operation

Ensure every artifact passes through its relevant gates before progressing.

Failure analysis

When gates reject artifacts, provide actionable feedback to the producer.

Gate maintenance

Revise gates as specifications evolve; retire gates that no longer reflect current expectations.

From knowing to running

Knowing SPEED and running it are two different things. When you're ready to practice the methodology inside a program that runs it, the implementor path is where you begin.

Begin the implementor path