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Reviewer Guide

Learn how reviewers evaluate changes, verify safeguards, and make approval decisions confidently.

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Last updated March 8, 2026

Reviewer responsibilities

Reviewers evaluate whether a change is safe, well-supported, and ready. They must understand why the change exists, what systems it touches, what risk it creates, what safeguards are required, and whether evidence is complete.

Start from My Approvals

Use the My Approvals queue to surface changes that require your action.

What to review first

Review in order: change summary, systems and domain, Revenue Impact Report, Coordination Plan rationale, evidence checklist, timeline.

Reading the Revenue Impact Report

The report helps reviewers understand risk level, failure modes, impact areas, and required safeguards.

Reading the Coordination Plan

The plan answers why you were included, who else was suggested, what evidence was expected, and what blockers exist.

Evidence enforcement

If required evidence is missing, approval may be blocked. Typical issues: rollback plan missing, monitoring plan not provided, validation incomplete.

Important

Reviewers should not treat approval as a substitute for missing evidence. Evidence and approval reinforce each other.

Approve or reject

Approve when the change is understood, evidence is sufficient, safeguards are appropriate, and risk is acceptable. Reject when evidence is incomplete, the change is poorly scoped, or safeguards are inadequate.

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