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Go/no-go decision

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The signed release decision for one system version, taken by named reviewer roles against a checklist whose items each link the record that answers them. NIST frames it as the determination whether development or deployment should proceed 1; the pipeline deploys only on a go.

Developed in
ch. 14, The go/no-go gate
Chapters
ch. 14, Development
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

One chapter of the Body of Knowledge uses the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Sources

  1. [1] Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1 (risk tolerance and residual risk; seven trustworthy characteristics; transparency answers "what happened", explainability "how", interpretability "why"; MAP 1.1 intended purposes; MANAGE 1.1 go/no-go determination; profiles). NIST. 2023-01-26. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AI.100-1 (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Go/no-go decision. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/go-no-go-decision. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026gonogodecision,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Go/no-go decision}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/go-no-go-decision}
}