Your move
Review exceptions, not every step
Route unusual cases to a person while normal work follows the approved rule.
Review exceptions, not every normal step. Name the conditions that stop the workflow, the evidence it must show, and the person who decides what happens next.
Do this now
Three moves, in order.
- List missing inputs, conflicting records, unusual amounts, sensitive topics, and failed checks.
- For each exception, name stop, ask, retry, or escalate as the next move.
- Create one digest for normal work and immediate alerts only for cases that truly cannot wait.
Build the artifact
Exception checklist
Copy these fields into a note, document, or sheet you already use.
Exception
Observable condition
Workflow response
Stop, ask, retry, or escalate
Evidence
What the reviewer needs to see
Owner
Who makes the decision
Give AI the bounded job
Prompt from your artifact—not from vibes.
Build an exception table from these conditions. Do not create new thresholds. Route ordinary completions to a digest and unresolved, sensitive, external, or irreversible cases to the named owner.
Before you use it
The work leaves your hands only when:
- Every stop has a named next action.
- The reviewer sees the source and draft, not only an alert.
- A normal case can finish without unnecessary interruption.