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Part B · Step 4

Approval decision

Owner
Approvers depend on tier (`framework.md` §10.1):
Input
Triage complete.

Owner: Approvers depend on tier (framework.md §10.1):

Risk tierApprovers
LowCoE Lead
MediumCoE Lead + Department Head
HighCoE Lead + Department Head + Security + Legal

Input: Triage complete. Sub-steps:

  1. Convene the right approver(s) for the tier.
  2. Review intake + triage + value-vs-risk score.
  3. Make one of three decisions: Approve / Defer / Reject.
  4. Define the success KPI for the agent (what specifically will it move — cycle time, accuracy, cost, etc.) and the target.
  5. Define the retirement criteria at the same time as approval (framework.md §11.2): under what conditions would we retire this agent? Write them down now, while everyone agrees.
  6. Identify the agent owner (usually the Department Champion) and the agent builder (could be the Champion, the CoE, or an external).
  7. Update the registry: Status = Approved, approver names + date, KPI, retirement criteria.

Output / gate criteria: Registry shows Approved status, named owner, named builder, KPI, retirement criteria.

Decision branches:

  • Reject → document the reason; communicate back to the requester; close.
  • Defer → put on the backlog with a re-review date.
  • Approve → go to Step 5.

Skip-this-step risk: Agents get built that no one is willing to own, or with no defined success metric, so you can never prove they worked.