Leadership Guide
Uniform Governance Taxes Innovation First
A $200K packaging change and a platform program worth tens of millions clear the same seven gates. The quality system records both as compliant.
What the Framework Reveals
Calibrating development governance to program risk, without lowering quality standards
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gates a $200K packaging tweak and a multi-million-dollar platform program both clear identically
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components of the fix: gate calibration, portfolio balance, tiered funding
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ability of a uniform quality system to record that a program got what it actually needed
A two-hundred-thousand-dollar packaging change and a platform program worth tens of millions clear the same seven gates and consume the same executive review. The quality system records both as compliant. It has no way to record that neither received what it needed. This guide covers gate calibration, portfolio balance, tiered funding, and the path to implementing all three.
Source: Leadership Guide · Aug 2026 · MKA-32-LG, Executive Summary
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