Pattern
Credential Exposure profile
This note gives a way to measure how much credentialed time, authority and liability a workflow uses per accepted outcome, before and after a redesign. Lower exposure is not automatically better, so the redesign stops when accepted outcomes, responsibility, trust or capability formation worsen. Count where credentialed time, authority, supervision, and liability enter one accepted outcome.
Inputs
A workflow, role rules, accepted outcomes, touch data, time data, and liability review.
Method
For each stage record the credential, reason, minutes, authority, supervision, decision, evidence, and party responsible after failure.
Output
Current and proposed credential exposure per accepted outcome.
Boundary
Lower exposure is not automatically better. Direct professional involvement may improve safety, trust, or learning.
Stop
Stop the redesign when exposure falls but accepted outcomes, responsibility, trust, or capability formation worsen.