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Validation should happen before recommendations harden into the final story.

What to validate

  • process sequence;
  • major variants;
  • handoffs;
  • bottlenecks;
  • frequency of exceptions;
  • likely root causes;
  • baseline assumptions.

Run the session around disagreements

Do not ask only “does this look right?” Ask:
  • Which part of this is wrong or incomplete?
  • Where does your experience differ?
  • Is this a common path or an exception?
  • Why does this step exist?
  • Who owns changing it?

Record outcomes

Mark each important item as:
  • validated;
  • amended;
  • unresolved;
  • requires additional evidence.

Avoid consensus theatre

A finding does not need every stakeholder to like it. It needs transparent evidence and appropriate validation.