Deterministic workflow
Best when steps, branches and system updates can be defined in advance and exceptions are limited.
Ask: can the route be specified before execution?Workflow architecture assessment · methodology draft 31 July 2026
Should this workflow be automated, delegated to an AI agent or governed as a mission?
Describe one real business process. The assessment evaluates predictability, contextual decisions, tool access, risk, approvals and evidence to identify the most appropriate operating architecture.
No percentage score. No automatic deployment promise. A transparent preliminary architecture signal.
The output is an architecture choice, not a maturity score
Four operating models for four different kinds of work.
The assessment separates process stability from decision complexity and operational risk. A workflow can contain more than one model.
Agentic workflow
Best when an agent must interpret context and choose tools while remaining inside a known operating graph.
Ask: does context change the next action?Governed mission
Best when the path may adapt across steps but actions require bounded authority, approvals, mission state and evidence.
Ask: must the system plan, replan or pause for control?Hybrid architecture
Best when adaptive reasoning should hand validated actions to deterministic integrations or downstream workflows.
Ask: which parts should never be probabilistic?Step 1 · Architecture signal
Map the shape of one workflow.
Choose the closest description for the process as it operates today. The result is a preliminary design signal, not a readiness score or implementation guarantee.
- Workflow shape
- Authority and approvals
- Systems and evidence
- Architecture canvas
01
How predictable is the route?
Consider branches, exceptions and whether the sequence can be defined before execution.
02
What kind of decision is required?
Focus on the reasoning needed between receiving context and choosing the next action.
03
What happens when an action is wrong?
Use the highest material consequence created by tool use, data changes or external communication.
Preliminary architecture signal
Complete all three dimensions.
The result will explain which operating model appears strongest and which boundary should be examined next.
Process route→Decision layer→Authority boundary
Continue to the architecture canvas ↓What the full assessment examines
Architecture emerges from the boundaries around the work.
Variability and planning
Which steps are stable, which require interpretation and where results may trigger replanning.
Tools, systems and context
Which CRM, ERP, helpdesk, browser, voice, knowledge or API surfaces are required for execution.
Authority and approvals
Which actions may run freely, which require conditions or human approval and which should be explicitly denied.
Evidence and operations
Which decisions, tool calls, state changes and handoffs must remain observable and reviewable.
Lead magnet · design preview
Turn the signal into a Workflow-to-Agent Architecture Canvas.
The next assessment steps map the deterministic route, agent decisions, tool permissions, approval gates, evidence requirements and downstream integrations for one submitted process.
Delivery and sales handoff remain draft-only until the dedicated form, confirmation flow and privacy copy are operational.
01Workflow route
→02Agent decisions
→03Approval gates
→04Execution evidence
