Editorial draft available to read. Factual and language review is pending. Examples are illustrative.
Decision and scope
An approval prototype should expose decisions, required information and exceptional paths before real actions are connected. Represent the requester, approver, return for correction, temporary substitution and closure. Use clearly fictional records that let stakeholders compare scenarios without introducing live customer or employee information.
Illustrative example
Illustrative example: a small purchase needs one approver while a larger purchase needs two sequential approvals. The prototype shows what each person sees, why an additional review is required and what happens when the first approver requests a change. The changed amount is visibly checked again before the flow continues.
Acceptance check
Walk through the scenarios with accountable owners and record unresolved ambiguities. Include unavailable approvers, changed amounts and rejection. Accept the prototype when the team agrees on authority, conditions and state changes; attractive transitions alone do not settle those business decisions.
Key takeaways
- Accept the prototype when the team agrees on authority, conditions and state changes; attractive transitions alone do not settle those business decisions.