Escalate the decision to the model risk committee: Who should decide whether deployment approval can proceed?
The model risk committee must decide because the governance charter assigns it approval authority for material changes.
The question
A university research office uses a model to screen grant applications. A proposed update changes training data and ranking logic, and current-population testing is incomplete. The governance charter states that the model risk committee approves material changes; the model owner prepares recommendations. Who should decide whether deployment approval can proceed?
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- Escalate the decision to the model risk committee ✓The charter assigns the committee approval authority for material changes, while the owner supplies the recommendation and evidence.
- Approve deployment as the model ownerThe owner can assess readiness and recommend action, but the stated charter reserves material-change approval for the committee.
- Have the data steward authorize deployment after checking provenanceThe data steward can assess data quality and provenance, but those duties do not include the committee’s deployment approval role.
- Rely on the vendor’s suitability confirmation for research administrationVendor evidence can inform the decision, but it cannot replace the organization’s assigned approval authority or use-specific testing.
The trap
Use the stated delegation or governance charter to identify who decides; do not infer authority from who prepared the change record. How to remember it
The model risk committee must decide because the governance charter assigns it approval authority for material changes.
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