This view defines the non-bypassable verification points, risk boundaries, and operating policies that govern what decisions require independent verification before execution proceeds.
1. View Purpose & Decision Surface
The Governance & Risk view owns independent verification and control. It answers:
- What are the core structural gates that validate Capability, Capacity, and Competency before an SOW begins?
- How are core platform standards, architectural compliance, and inner-source contributions governed?
- How does the SRE site assurance and security posture mitigate run-time risks?
2. Directory & Chapters
- 01. C3M Council Gates: The triple-gate workflow governing initiative qualification and staffing.
- 02. Architecture and Inner-Source: Standard platform boundaries, contribution gates, and code-forking prevention.
- 03. Architecture Certification & PAC (To Be Drafted): Outline and placeholders for PAC charters, veto procedures, and architectural certification paths.
- 04. Site Assurance, Security & Compliance (To Be Drafted): Outline and placeholders for SRE site assurance controls, compliance checklists, change advisory boards, and regulatory posture.
3. Boundary & Exclusions
- In-Scope: The C3M triple-gate framework, inner-source PR reviews, PAC governance mechanisms, and risk acceptance thresholds.
- Out-of-Scope: This view does not define product taxonomy names (View 1), delivery phase descriptions (View 2), chapter hiring processes (View 3), partner equity models (View 4), or financial budget variables (View 6/7). It owns the verification, not the strategy or incentives.