Irreversibility Index — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect irreversibility index.
Operational test "Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect irreversibility index." for Irreversibility Index in the Measures & indicators glossary category.
Operational test
Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect irreversibility index.
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 Irreversibility Index is expected, enforced, or governed.
- Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Irreversibility Index in practice during real use or drills.
- Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Irreversibility Index performance over time.
The share of system actions that cannot be undone. Aim to keep this as low as possible through reversibility and graceful degradation . Targets & breach behavior. Measurement window: weekly p95; monthly median. Target / floor / ceiling: target ≤ 1%, floor ≤ 2%, ceiling 5%. Owner: Traceable Ownership (must have). Breach action: invoke ethical circuit breakers , activate rollback lanes , or trigger safe pause . Public surface: receipts and time transparency on irreversible boundaries.
G. Measures & indicators. Metrics that track moral performance across systems.
Ethotechnics uses Irreversibility Index to extend the g. measures & indicators vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.