RAG Evaluation: What We Measure Before Production — Checklist

Answer first: RAG Evaluation: What We Measure Before Production — Checklist — a practical field guide from Shriram IT Ventures for engineering and product leads who need decisions, not decks.

Context & who this is for

Skip the buzzwords. For RAG Evaluation: What We Measure Before Production — Checklist, the constraint that matters is usually data ownership, not feature count.

Architecture decisions that age well

Instrument the happy path and the exception path — silent failures are what turn launches into fire drills.

Implementation checklist

Prefer boring technology where the risk is operational, and reserve novelty for the actual product wedge.

Failure modes we see in the wild

Prefer boring technology where the risk is operational, and reserve novelty for the actual product wedge.

Measurement & rollout

Skip the buzzwords. For RAG Evaluation: What We Measure Before Production — Checklist, the constraint that matters is usually data ownership, not feature count.

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