Think in flows.
Build in questions.

Fictional example: a payout workflow is in test, a team is named, evidence is incomplete and an exception is being studied.

1. Separate the amount owed, the permission to send, the chosen destination and the transfer result. A business obligation is not evidence of a successful payout.
2. In a test exercise, use fictional records and permitted provider test facilities. Include duplicate events, missing confirmations and failures. Simulated behavior does not establish production approval or a real completion time.
3. Use the named team as a starting point, then confirm its authority and coverage. Record which team receives an unresolved question and how the handoff can be acknowledged.
4. Mark the evidence gap explicitly. List the missing authoritative record and how it will be obtained through an approved route. Do not fill missing status, eligibility or timing with assumptions.
5. For the exception path, decide how the workflow stops safely and who investigates. A delayed response is not permission to submit a second payment. Preserve identifiers and seek the authoritative state before any real-world retry.

This exercise cannot approve a release, determine eligibility or execute a retry. Its questions are a starting point for authorized teams.