Dartmouth
Start with what is already yours.
Interpretation becomes executable only after accountable owner validation.
Illustrative workflow · Synthetic example
The written clause is the authority. Keep its source, scope and version attached.
Define issuer exposure, required inputs and the meaning of a missing assessment. Return ambiguity to the policy owner.
The owner approves the interpretation; boundary and missing-input tests validate its implementation before use.
Select a stage to inspect its detail.
“Exposure to a single issuer must not exceed 4.0%. An assessment is required before automated permission.”Constructed policy clause · Illustrative mandate §4.1–4.2
In this example, an exposure above 4.0% is refused. A missing assessment inside that limit requires human review. Only a complete case within approved authority may proceed.
Start with the work, knowledge and authority already in place.
We begin with the rules, records, systems and judgments your institution already relies upon. Written policy remains authoritative; interpretations are explicit; accountable owners decide what may become executable.
Identify the obligations and decisions the institution exists to carry out.
Find the policy owners, operators and reviewers who understand where judgment belongs.
Map current systems, records, handoffs and constraints before specifying a change.
Select a stage to inspect its detail.
A rule must retain the policy it came from and the person responsible for its meaning.
Ambiguity returns to the policy owner.
Assess the decision terrain, then agree what authority the system may receive.
Which decisions repeat? Which sources do people trust? Where do handoffs lose context? What does the current stack already do well?
Who approves interpretation? Which failures must stop action? Who owns exceptions, evidence and future changes?
Select a stage to inspect its detail.
Discovery produces an explicit scope: a bounded workflow, its authoritative sources, accountable owners, input requirements and acceptance criteria. Unresolved policy questions and actions outside that authority stay out of deployment.
The working papers remain available in full, with their original versions and source files.