SYSE.11:6 - Bias Annotation

Stage-gate sources can mistake a passed gate for an actual integrated System. Software practice can make the same error with, for example, a merge, sprint, deployment, or fast cadence. Physical engineering can make the opposite mistake and delay every feedback loop until a large assembly exists. Choose the smallest boundary that produces decision-relevant use evidence for the actual System.

Institutional status and labels supplied by, for example, vendors, tools, or standards can support particular claims, but they do not establish actual integration or use. Automation can support bounded Work and checks; the receiving Agent still selects the use and any authority relation remains separately supported.