Independent challenge occurs after control changes take: Which governance gap is demonstrated?
Independent review exists, but its timing fails the explicit pre-change requirement.
The question
A university research office assigns a project manager to operate an AI grant-screening tool and approve monthly changes to its risk controls. Internal policy requires independent challenge before each control change takes effect. An audit team independently reviews outcomes only at year-end, after the changes have been used. Which governance gap is demonstrated?
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- Independent challenge occurs after control changes take effect. ✓The stated policy requires challenge before changes take effect. The year-end review occurs afterward and therefore misses that decision point.
- The audit function has excessive documentation responsibilities.The facts identify a timing and role-separation concern, not excessive documentation.
- The project lacks an operational owner for day-to-day implementation.The project manager is clearly assigned to operate the tool, so operational ownership is present.
- The model necessarily requires more frequent technical retraining.The scenario provides no evidence about model drift or retraining needs; its specific issue concerns governance independence and timing.
The trap
Do not convert infrequent independent review into no review; identify the precise gap in timing or independence. How to remember it
Independent review exists, but its timing fails the explicit pre-change requirement.
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