---
title: "Paved path"
description: "A supported, low-friction default route (a template, library or pipeline) that makes the governed way the easiest way to ship, so engineers adopt governance without asking permission."
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/paved-path
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-24
---

# Paved path

A supported, low-friction default route (a template, library or pipeline) that makes the governed way the easiest way to ship, so engineers adopt governance without asking permission.

- Developed in: [ch. 03, Make the governed path the easiest path](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/values-and-principles#make-the-governed-path-the-easiest-path)
- Chapters: [ch. 03, Values & Principles](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/values-and-principles) · [ch. 06, The Role](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/the-role)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-paved-path

## Sources

Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source.