> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://irisdocs.prescientlabs.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reading Workflows

> Move from process shape to business consequence.

| Pattern          | Ask                                                                     |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Handoff          | Is context lost or ownership unclear?                                   |
| Queue            | Why is work waiting: capacity, approval, policy or missing information? |
| Rework           | What causes the work to return?                                         |
| Variant          | Is this a legitimate path or uncontrolled inconsistency?                |
| Manual effort    | Can repetitive transfer, search, checking or drafting be removed?       |
| System switching | Does switching create enough cost or risk to justify integration?       |

For every pattern ask: **what does this mean for the business, and why has it survived?** The cause may be technical, operational or organisational.