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Five facts. One widening governance question.

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These are not five unrelated complaints. Read in order, they show how governance structure, professional stewardship, Assessor authority, participation, and accountability connect.

Who is leading IAF today—its members and elected Board, or its outsourced management structure?
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Fact 1

Governance structure changed—but members were not shown a vote

Board composition and stewardship responsibilities changed without a visible member-approved Bylaw amendment or vote explaining the new structure.

  • IAF’s Bylaws describe a Board made up of elected officers, regional representatives, and strategic-initiative responsibilities.
  • Key professional and portfolio stewardship roles no longer appear in the current Board and election structure.
  • Members have not been shown a member-approved Bylaw amendment or vote authorising that structural change.
Why it matters

A change in Board composition is not simply an administrative update. It raises a constitutional governance question.

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Fact 2

Professional stewardship was diminished

Professional-development and certification stewardship lost visible Board-level and senior-practitioner authority as more direction moved into the ED / Global Office structure.

  • Board-level professional-development and certification stewardship roles were removed, absorbed, or ceased in their previous form.
  • Greater CPF direction and implementation moved into the ED / Global Office structure.
  • Experienced Assessors and Process Managers no longer have the same visible professional-stewardship channel into Board governance.
Why it matters

Administration can support a professional credential. It is not the same as professional stewardship of the credential.

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Fact 3

Who now has the final say on who becomes an IAF Assessor?

Professional Assessors may observe and recommend. Final approval now sits with the ED.

  • Previously, Senior Assessors and Process Managers observed probationary Assessors in real work and sent their professional judgment to the DCO—an experienced IAF Assessor—who made the final confirmation decision.
  • Under the current pathway, professional observers recommend, the office receives that input, and the Executive Director gives final approval.
  • In one documented, anonymised case, experienced Assessors who directly observed a probationary Assessor did not consider the person ready; the ED subsequently approved confirmation.
Why it matters

Who has the final professional authority to decide who is qualified to assess others? Professional judgment that can be overridden is advisory input, not final professional authority.

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Fact 4

Engagement is being reduced to survey compliance

Assessors were asked to signal alignment, readiness, and willingness to continue before major questions and requested materials had been resolved.

  • Major changes were presented in information sessions with limited time for dialogue.
  • Many questions remained unresolved, and requested slides and supporting materials were not released.
  • Assessors were then asked about alignment, readiness, and willingness to continue, with later engagement linked to survey response or confirmation.
Why it matters

Participation should not require premature alignment. Survey completion is not automatic endorsement, and non-completion is not automatic withdrawal.

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Fact 5

Governance concerns were redirected through operations

Questions about professional authority and Board stewardship were directed back through the same operational structure whose authority members were questioning.

  • The concerns include certification authority, professional judgment, Board stewardship, decision rights, and governance—not only implementation detail.
  • The official FAQ describes Assessors as an operational arm reporting through the ED.
  • The same FAQ says the Board will not communicate directly with Assessors about assessment work.
Why it matters

When the concern is governance, routing the concern back through operations does not answer the concern. We are not only Assessors. We are also IAF members.

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The widening governance question

Who is leading IAF today—its members and elected Board, or its outsourced management structure?

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