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SECTION VIII

Performance and Quality Assurance

Continuous performance monitoring and quality assurance ensure agents deliver value reliably. These controls track accuracy, latency, consistency, and business outcome correlation.

Cross-Cutting Discipline
12 Control Objectives
Continuous Evaluation

Control Objectives

PRF-01

Accuracy Benchmark Coverage

Establish and maintain accuracy benchmarks for all agents against ground truth data to detect performance degradation.

Primary Risk Addressed

Undetected accuracy degradation

Key Metric

% agents with accuracy benchmarks

PRF-02

Latency Standards Compliance

Monitor agent response times against defined SLAs to ensure acceptable user experience.

Primary Risk Addressed

Poor user experience from slow agents

Key Metric

% agents meeting latency SLA

PRF-03

Throughput Adequacy

Monitor agent throughput against demand to identify capacity bottlenecks before they impact users.

Primary Risk Addressed

Capacity bottlenecks

Key Metric

Throughput vs. demand ratio

PRF-04

Consistency and Reproducibility

Measure and monitor agent response consistency to ensure predictable, reproducible behavior.

Primary Risk Addressed

Unpredictable agent behavior

Key Metric

Response variance score

PRF-05

Continuous Evaluation Execution

Run continuous evaluation pipelines to detect performance drift between releases.

Primary Risk Addressed

Performance drift between releases

Key Metric

Evaluation pipeline uptime

PRF-06

Regression Detection

Detect and alert on performance regressions from model updates or configuration changes.

Primary Risk Addressed

Degradation from model updates

Key Metric

Time to detect regression

PRF-07

Hallucination Monitoring

Monitor and measure hallucination rates to prevent factual errors that damage trust.

Primary Risk Addressed

Factual errors damaging trust

Key Metric

Hallucination rate

PRF-08

Business Outcome Correlation

Correlate agent technical metrics with business outcomes to ensure agents deliver actual value.

Primary Risk Addressed

Technical success without business value

Key Metric

Outcome correlation score

PRF-09

Underperformer Identification

Quickly identify agents that are underperforming relative to their peers or benchmarks.

Primary Risk Addressed

Poor agents damaging business

Key Metric

Time from degradation to flag

PRF-10

Remediation Timeliness

Track and optimize time to remediate identified performance issues.

Primary Risk Addressed

Prolonged exposure to poor performance

Key Metric

Mean time to remediate

PRF-11

Audit Completion Rate

Ensure scheduled performance and quality audits are completed to maintain governance coverage.

Primary Risk Addressed

Governance gaps from missed audits

Key Metric

% scheduled audits completed

PRF-12

Feedback Loop Effectiveness

Capture and incorporate user feedback to continuously improve agent performance.

Primary Risk Addressed

Improvement signals not captured

Key Metric

Feedback incorporation rate

Quick Reference

ID Objective Primary Risk Addressed Key Metric
PRF-01Accuracy Benchmark CoverageUndetected accuracy degradation% agents with accuracy benchmarks
PRF-02Latency Standards CompliancePoor user experience from slow agents% agents meeting latency SLA
PRF-03Throughput AdequacyCapacity bottlenecksThroughput vs. demand ratio
PRF-04Consistency and ReproducibilityUnpredictable agent behaviorResponse variance score
PRF-05Continuous Evaluation ExecutionPerformance drift between releasesEvaluation pipeline uptime
PRF-06Regression DetectionDegradation from model updatesTime to detect regression
PRF-07Hallucination MonitoringFactual errors damaging trustHallucination rate
PRF-08Business Outcome CorrelationTechnical success without business valueOutcome correlation score
PRF-09Underperformer IdentificationPoor agents damaging businessTime from degradation to flag
PRF-10Remediation TimelinessProlonged exposure to poor performanceMean time to remediate
PRF-11Audit Completion RateGovernance gaps from missed audits% scheduled audits completed
PRF-12Feedback Loop EffectivenessImprovement signals not capturedFeedback incorporation rate