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Approval flows should follow the risk, not the org chart

Not every action deserves the same approval. A read-only lookup risks nothing. A routine update risks a little. A consequential action risks a lot. Approval flows should follow the risk, not the org chart. Which action in your product is over-approved, and which one is under-approved.

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