Product experiment guardrails and decision record
Separates instrumentation validation, guardrail monitoring and the prespecified outcome analysis. Original worked design example; adapt responsibilities, thresholds and assumptions to your system.
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H[Hypothesis and target population] --> P[Predefine primary metric and guardrails]
P --> R[Check instrumentation and allocation]
R --> V{Assignment and events valid?}
V -->|No| F[Repair instrumentation before launch]
F --> R
V -->|Yes| L[Launch bounded experiment]
L --> G[Monitor safety and operational guardrails]
G --> X{Guardrail breach?}
X -->|Yes| S[Stop exposure and investigate]
X -->|No| W[Wait for predefined analysis window]
W --> A[Analyze effect, uncertainty and segments]
A --> D{Decision criteria satisfied?}
D -->|Yes| O[Controlled rollout with monitoring]
D -->|No| N[Reject or design follow-up test]
O --> Z[Record decision and limitations]
N --> Z
S --> Z