Case Ownership Continuity — Operational test: Cases never enter a “no owner” state, and ownership transitions are logged and visible.

Operational test "Cases never enter a “no owner” state, and ownership transitions are logged and visible." for Case Ownership Continuity in the Governance & power glossary category.

Operational test

Cases never enter a “no owner” state, and ownership transitions are logged and visible.

Use this test to validate operational readiness.

Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.

  • Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Case Ownership Continuity is expected, enforced, or governed.
  • Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Case Ownership Continuity in practice during real use or drills.
  • Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Case Ownership Continuity performance over time.

Context

How this test fits the glossary entry

Category: Governance & power

Cases do not become orphaned across handoffs; ownership persists through vacations, organizational changes, or vendor transfers. Case ownership continuity strengthens traceable ownership for contested decisions.

H. Governance & power. Structures that determine who sets moral boundaries and who can intervene.

Ethotechnics uses Case Ownership Continuity to extend the h. governance & power vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.