Making oversight real.
WHAT TO DECIDE BEFORE BUILDING
What must be reviewed By whom With what knowledge How would an error be detected
THAT LAST QUESTION
If an error would not be detected, the workflow is unsafe regardless of the review step.
WHAT MAKES REVIEW MEANINGFUL
The reviewer can evaluate the output They have time They have authority to reject Rejection is acted upon
WHERE FULL REVIEW IS IMPRACTICAL
Sample. Check a proportion regularly and thoroughly.
Enough to detect a systematic problem.
WHAT TO MONITOR
Error rate over time Whether review is actually happening Whether reviewers are rejecting anything
THAT LAST POINT
A review process that never rejects anything is not reviewing.
WHAT TO BUILD IN
Logging, so you can see what happened A way to stop the process Alerts when output looks unusual
WHAT TO AVOID
Review that exists only on paper.
