Short journal · Original editorial · Thinking in sequences
A workflow looks tidy but has not been used on a real example.
A process is easier to discuss when its transitions are visible. Name what arrives, what changes, and what the next person needs. Test the sequence with one concrete example; a tidy diagram alone does not show that it works.
Walk one ordinary example through every transition.
Keep the original situation in view. A method that solves a different problem is still a detour, however attractive it looks.
Try a question
What would you notice after trying this in one small, real situation?