FL-12
Delivery Closed From Implementing Without Validation Gates
Flow
Default severity: medium
ProcessMetricsOutputRisk
What it detects
issue transitions Implementing → Done while skipping configured test/validation/release stages; tests; catalogue.
Detection formula
No published identification formula is available yet for this rule.Examples in practice
- Board policy limits are exceeded or status movement patterns look artificial.
- Work piles up in one column or moves in bulk instead of flowing steadily.
- A team shows issue transitions implementing → done while skipping configured test/validation/release stages; tests; catalogue during analysis.
Suggested response
Inspect board policy, WIP, and status hygiene so flow matches how work actually progresses.
Coaching playbook
Symptom
The "Delivery Closed From Implementing Without Validation Gates" signal shows a repeatable delivery anti-pattern on the cited issues.
Why it matters
When "Delivery Closed From Implementing Without Validation Gates" keeps appearing, the team is signalling a repeatable process gap. Left unexamined, the pattern hides where work really stalls and makes improvement metrics harder to trust.
What you can achieve
Inspect board policy, WIP, and status hygiene so flow matches how work actually progresses.
Facilitation questions
- What system change would stop "Delivery Closed From Implementing Without Validation Gates" from firing again?
- What do the cited issues have in common — same root cause or same workaround?
- Who owns the two-week experiment and how will we verify on the next import?
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