human verification gate

[ HYOO-muhn ver-uh-fi-KEY-shuhn geyt ]noun

The one point where a named person looks at the work and takes responsibility for it going out.

Explanation

If you cannot point at yours, you do not have one. It is a person and a moment, not a document.

Related words

• verify ruthlessly — The closest thing this crowd has to a motto: use the tools hard, then check what comes back without mercy.
• success criteria — The things you can actually watch happen that tell you the job is finished.

Prompts that deal with it

• The Titan Audit — Grade your app against 28 giants
• Define Done — “It runs” is not done
• Show Your Work — “Implemented” is not proof
• Build Receipt — Make it write down what it actually did