{"id":"VAL-004","section":"AI Usage, Spend & Value","requirement":"Measure productivity and business-value signals","acceptance":"Identify time saved, throughput, completion and quality indicators with stated assumptions.","tier":"Tier-independent","whyItMatters":"Risk without value is a brake. Value without risk is a blind spot.","verificationMethod":"POV","verificationTest":"Value indicators for pilot functions, shown with their assumptions.","formerly":null,"alsoIn":[],"sort":48,"adoptionContext":"Productivity and value evidence can be assessed across adoption tiers; the workflow, baseline and assumptions determine meaningful comparisons.","mappings":[{"frameworks":["rmf"],"explanation":"Time saved, throughput and quality indicators with stated assumptions inform benefit assessment and context-relevant AI performance evaluation against chosen responsible-use objectives. Their meaning and validity need evaluation; reporting business-value metrics alone establishes neither realized benefit nor security effectiveness.","kind":"framework","references":{"rmf":["MAP 3.1","MEASURE 4.3"]},"relation":null,"conditions":[]}],"area":"AI Usage, Spend & Value","areaSlug":"VAL","url":"/r/VAL-004","frameworkRefs":{"NIST-AI-RMF":["MAP 3.1","MEASURE 4.3"]}}