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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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escalation path

/ˌes.kəˈleɪ.ʃən pɑːθ/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A documented route to the person who will say it isn't their decision either.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The defined sequence of authorities a governance issue follows until it reaches someone empowered to resolve it.

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See also
  • data governance councilA monthly quorum convened to ratify decisions no attendee has the authority to make.
  • decision rightsWho may decide, within what bounds — the one field every RACI leaves to a future workshop.
  • issue managementMoving a problem from a person's worry to a system's backlog, where it is now safe.