Governance Deck

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Alignment

Where your team answered the same question differently, a named decider settles it and writes down why.

Open work

Needs your decision

12 need attention

Questions your team answered the same way are already aligned. The ones below came back with different answers, and that is where the real clarity is won. Pick the answer that stands, say why, and it goes on the record with your name against it.

2 aligned6 open6 in review0 settled
Beliefs

Feeds truth-signals.md

What do we hold true about our craft that we will not compromise, even under deadline pressure?

Facilitator review
Dana · leadsWe never ship work we would not sign our names to.
Marcus · leadsStrategy before execution. No brief, no build.
Priya · teamAccessibility is not a nice to have.
Jo · teamEvery claim gets a source.
Sam · teamClarity beats cleverness.

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Beliefs

Feeds decision-rights.md

Who decides what good looks like for a deliverable? Choose the role, not the person.

Not aligned yetPerception gap: leads say Creative Director, team says Brand Owner
Dana · leadsCreative Director
Marcus · leadsCreative Director
Priya · teamCreative Director
Jo · teamBrand Owner
Sam · teamBrand Owner

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Beliefs

Feeds decision-rights.md

When best in the abstract pulls against best for us now, who makes that call?

Aligned
Dana · leadsProject Lead
Marcus · leadsProject Lead
Priya · teamProject Lead
Jo · teamProject Lead
Sam · teamProject Lead
Guardrails

Feeds guardrails.md

What can never be changed by a single individual, regardless of seniority or conviction?

Facilitator review
Dana · leadsThe approved brand system and locked legal copy.
Marcus · leadsThe master positioning statement.
Priya · teamPublished design system components.
Jo · teamApproved regulatory language.
Sam · teamThe shared taxonomy.

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Guardrails

Feeds decision-rights.md

Who signs off that a deliverable is done at the craft level?

Not aligned yet
Dana · leadsCreative Director
Marcus · leadsCreative Director
Priya · teamDesign Lead
Jo · teamCreative Director
Sam · teamCreative Director

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Recovery

Feeds rollback-rules.md

What do we checkpoint, and how often? Document where you are, how you got there, and what is unique about this file.

Facilitator review
Dana · leadsEnd of each working session, with a note.
Marcus · leadsAt every review milestone.
Priya · teamHonestly, only when I remember.
Jo · teamBefore any big revision pass.
Sam · teamWeekly, in the project folder.

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Recovery

Feeds decision-rights.md

If a page or asset is overwritten or broken, who can execute the path back?

Not aligned yet
Dana · leadsDesign Lead
Marcus · leadsDesign Lead
Priya · teamDesign Lead
Jo · teamProject Lead
Sam · teamDesign Lead

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Change

Feeds change-protocol.md

How does a truth signal get updated without being overridden by one strong opinion?

Facilitator review
Dana · leadsPropose it, show evidence, leads vote.
Marcus · leadsBring it to the monthly ops review.
Priya · teamNot sure we have a process.
Jo · teamFlag it to the CD and hope.
Sam · teamDocument the case, then group review.

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Change

Feeds change-protocol.md

When a new member joins mid-effort, how do they fall in line with our structure instead of restarting it?

Facilitator review
Dana · leadsThey read the spine docs first.
Marcus · leadsPair them with a lead for week one.
Priya · teamThey shadow a project end to end.
Jo · teamWe do not really have onboarding.
Sam · teamWalk the artifact set, then a live QA.

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Reality check

How often do you detach or break a shared component to hit a deadline?

Not aligned yetPerception gap: leads say Rarely, team says Often
Dana · leadsRarely
Marcus · leadsRarely
Priya · teamOften
Jo · teamSometimes
Sam · teamOften

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Reality check

Were your last three production files audited for detached components?

Aligned
Dana · leadsNo
Marcus · leadsNo
Priya · teamNo
Jo · teamNo
Sam · teamNo
Reality check

Did your last three manuscripts start from the shared template?

Not aligned yetPerception gap: leads say Yes, team says No
Dana · leadsYes
Marcus · leadsYes
Priya · teamNo
Jo · teamNo
Sam · teamYes

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Reality check

How often is a working file checkpointed with a note on where you are and how you got there?

Not aligned yetPerception gap: leads say Rarely, team says Never
Dana · leadsRarely
Marcus · leadsSometimes
Priya · teamNever
Jo · teamRarely
Sam · teamNever

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.

Reality check

Define what done means for a campaign page. Answer without looking at anyone else.

Facilitator reviewAlignment score: 0/100
Dana · leadsApproved by the client and live in market.
Marcus · leadsMeets the brief and the business objective.
Priya · teamPassed QA, accessible, and responsive.
Jo · teamReviewed, proofed, and versioned.
Sam · teamShipped, measured, and documented.

Facilitator: adopt an answer or write the resolved value, then record the rationale.