QUALITY-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ
Gate Condition Cheat Deck
Recall the CETO structure for writing quality-gate conditions.
Mnemonic CETO What does CETO stand for in a quality gate? The four parts that make a gate actionable. Vague vs. gate Which statement can run as a gate? A gate needs enough structure to make movement decisions. Bypass request Can we skip the gate just this once? Schedule pressure hits after evidence is late. Your line We can escalate a named risk decision, but let's not call it a pass without the evidence the gate requires. Calling missing evidence a pass because the date is fixed. It preserves the gate and makes risk acceptance explicit instead of hiding a…
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