Validation gate¶

A validation gate is an explicit go / no-go checkpoint backed by evidence tasks (IDs like V1–V12 in the East Tennessee package): “have we proven X before we bet Y?” Execution gates (G1, G2, …) are phase milestones—see Execution gate for contrast.

Evidence requirements and task IDs live in the business plan validation artifacts—not in this stub alone.

See: Validation backlog and decision gates, Validation before major spend, Pilot plan — first 24 months.