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10. Is a person accountable for acceptance and operation? — HARD GATE

Frontier Development research deskSection 08 · Page 12 of 20Last updated 26 October 2026

A — 0: There is no named buyer owner after the pilot. B — 1: An owner is named, but time, authority or incident responsibility is unresolved. C — 2: The owner has authority and capacity, with responsibilities assigned for review, releases, monitoring and incidents.

Evidence to attach: responsibility matrix and allocation. If weak: resolve ownership before commissioning. Buying a platform does not assign product accountability automatically.

Question 10 of 12Critical gate

Is a person accountable for acceptance and operation?

Evidence to show: responsibility matrix and allocation.

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