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Cut five approval layers to two roles per decision class: one accountable decision owner and one exception owner, with written thresholds and escalation rules. Independent technical note mirroring the canonical version: https://thane.zone/blog/faster-business-decisions-2026-cut-5-approval-layers-to-2.php
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