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Choose a bounded workflow and the behaviour you need to understand.

Model a multi-step process with explicit ownership and allowed transitions.

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The question: Who owns the next step, and which transitions are allowed?
An approach: Describe the states, actors and guards; exercise the permitted and forbidden transitions.
Useful evidence: A shared workflow contract and cases that demonstrate its boundaries.

Keep specification, verification and release decisions bound to the same candidate.

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The question: Do the checks and release decision refer to the same change?
An approach: Bind the specification, candidate manifest and verification records before allowing the next transition.
Useful evidence: A traceable decision for the exact candidate, rather than an unqualified green label.

Explore how a proposed rule affects permitted actions before shipping it.

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The question: What becomes possible if an approval or authority rule changes?
An approach: Model the proposed rule and test denied as well as accepted combinations before updating the implementation.
Useful evidence: A reviewable policy change with explicit assumptions and retained negative controls.