Speed is easy with AI. Reliable quality is not.
GOV-04 exists to stop teams from shipping work that only looks done.
Human-readable summary
Quality gates are simple checkpoints that answer one question:
"Can we trust this change in real delivery conditions?"
If the answer is unclear, the change is not done yet.
GOV-04 helps teams avoid the common trap of:
- fast implementation
- shallow validation
- delayed defects
- expensive rework
Sneak peek of the GOV-04 rule
At a practical level, GOV-04 expects every meaningful change to satisfy:
- Correctness — behavior works as intended
- Consistency — behavior fits system rules/patterns
- Maintainability — future contributors can safely evolve it
And critically:
- evidence must exist for claims
- docs/spec/traceability must match actual behavior
- known trade-offs must be recorded, not hidden
Why this matters for teams
When quality gates are explicit, teams get:
- fewer regressions
- clearer done criteria
- less debate at handoff time
- better release confidence
Without quality gates, quality becomes opinion. With GOV-04, quality becomes observable.
Practical adoption tip
Start small:
- define one minimal quality checklist per task type
- require evidence links in completion updates
- reject "done" claims without proof
Consistency here compounds quickly.
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