Intellectual Frontiers

Add Four Dimensions for Regulated and Cyber-Physical Roles

Regulated or Cyber-Physical Overlay

Add these dimensions to the base scorecard.

Dimension Evidence to seek First-year result

Evidence and traceability

Built delivery that produces credible lifecycle evidence

Decisions, releases, and changes can be justified and traced without reconstructing history

Independent challenge

Worked constructively with quality, safety, security, legal, and assurance

Independent functions can challenge without becoming late-stage paperwork gates

System lifecycle

Managed hardware, suppliers, manufacturing, field behavior, or long-lived obligations

Product decisions account for interfaces, freezes, service, field updates, and end of life

Stop authority

Made difficult delay or stop decisions under pressure

Escalation and risk acceptance work before harm or invalid commitments