A gate is a decision.
Days overlap. Colour is not progress. The full note is docs/engagement/gates.md in the repo.
| Gate | Days | Test | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 Mandate | 1–5 | Hypothesis, owners, measures named | Opened 3 Oct 2026 |
| 1 Current state | 1–20 | One path, exceptions, controls | SCN-61003 only |
| 2 Data and licences | 6–25 | Lineage and SKUs you can show | DATA-001 open |
| 3 Operating model | 15–35 | Human–agent handoff written | Agent not deployed |
| 4 Portfolio | 20–40 | No-go cases explicit | This path is a no-go for a pilot |
| 5 Pilots | 35–70 | Sandbox, ceiling, rollback | Not started |
| 6 Scale or stop | 70–90+ | Dissent allowed | Not started |
Net value, unnamed
Verified improvement plus evidenced released capacity, minus licences, inference, integration, training, oversight, and remediation. Every term is uncosted. That is COST-001, not a round number.