Reversibility — Operational test: Time-to-restore targets are met during drills and documented in the repair log.
Operational test "Time-to-restore targets are met during drills and documented in the repair log." for Reversibility in the Ethotechnic capabilities (what systems must be able to do) glossary category.
Operational test
Time-to-restore targets are met during drills and documented in the repair log.
Use this test to validate operational readiness.
Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.
- Evidence artifact: Documented rollback plan with owners, restoration steps, and eligibility criteria for reversals.
- Behavior signal: Reversal executed during drills or incidents with people restored to their prior state.
- Metric signal: Time-to-restore targets tracked and met across reversal events.
Context
How this test fits the glossary entry
Category: Ethotechnic capabilities (what systems must be able to do)
Critical actions can be undone and people restored to a safe prior state. Damage is not permanent by default, and time-to-restore stays low. Minimum evidence User-facing artifact. Internal log. Drill / rehearsal.
C. Ethotechnic capabilities (what systems must be able to do). Design requirements that keep people safe when systems scale.
Applies rollback discipline to moral consequences, not just technical failures.