Manual workaround and fallback-by-design

Design human, procedural, or limited-service alternatives for critical operations.

Pattern Description

Design human, procedural, or limited-service alternatives for critical operations.

Signals / Evidence

Interview patterns showed improvisation during incidents; framework explicitly includes manual workaround design and BPM/BCM alignment.

Risk Drivers That Made the Pattern Emerge

Automation unavailable; central system down; staff do not know what to do; regulatory or customer obligations continue during outage.


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