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Engineering Governance

# Know who can make the call when software delivery gets stuck.

A vendor says the milestone is complete. Your team can’t tell whether it is safe to accept. Wavect helps you agree who decides, what evidence they need and when to escalate.

THE ENGAGEMENT

## Put the next decision on a firmer footing.

1. **Map decision rights** Identify the decisions that stall and who has authority to make them.
2. **Agree the evidence** Define what a vendor or team must demonstrate at acceptance.
3. **Run a real review** Record the call, unresolved risks and owners for the next step.

DIRECT ANSWER

Engineering governance sets the rules for who approves software changes, accepts vendor work and takes responsibility for delivery risks. Wavect helps you put those rules to work on a real milestone and leaves you with records your team can maintain.

Best for

- Sponsors coordinating multiple engineering teams or vendors
- CTOs and delivery leads who need defensible release or acceptance decisions

Consider another approach

- Hiring an executive to own engineering across the company

## Who decides when teams disagree?

We map who proposes, approves and can stop a release, accept scope changes or sign off on a vendor milestone. The decision log records the options, rationale and owner. A risk register tracks the consequence, next action and review date for open issues. For decision rights and accountability, see [ISO’s overview of IT governance](https://committee.iso.org/sites/jtc1sc40/home/projects/wg-1/published-wg1/content-left-area/isoiec-sc-40-wg-1-develops-the-s/white-paper-on-the-differences-b.html).

## What must a vendor prove before you accept delivery?

Start from the statement of work, then agree what counts as evidence. For a release this might include test results for a critical journey, a rollback rehearsal and a named support owner. We review that evidence against the agreed criteria. Your authorized sponsor signs off or sends it back with conditions.

## What would hold up a vendor release?

Illustrative example. A vendor demonstrates the new onboarding flow, but the team has no rollback evidence or support owner. The sponsor records a conditional acceptance. The vendor owns the rollback rehearsal, and the operations lead confirms support before final approval.

## What does your team receive?

A decision and escalation map, a risk and dependency register, an acceptance checklist, and the notes from a review of a real milestone. Set up the cadence in the tools your team already uses. For ongoing executive accountability, see [Fractional CTO](/services/fractional-cto/). For one architecture or vendor choice, see [Technology Consulting](/services/technology-consulting/).

## Questions before you start

### How is the engagement scoped?

We agree which program, teams and milestone to cover, plus who can authorize changes. A continuing review cadence can be scoped separately.

### Can you work alongside our current vendors?

Yes. Existing teams keep their delivery responsibilities. We agree access, the evidence each team provides and who can approve work or accept exceptions.

### Do we have to change project management tools?

No. Start with the records and tools you already use. The first review shows which missing information actually delays a decision.

### Who accepts an exception to the release criteria?

The client names the person authorized to accept the risk. The decision record captures the rationale, owner, expiry and conditions for revisiting it.

## Related services

- [Fractional CTO](/services/fractional-cto/)
- [Technology Consulting](/services/technology-consulting/)

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