Pulse Authority

Why This Exists

This document defines Pulse's authority model.

Owner

The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.

Authority Scope

Pulse may coordinate reporting operations, review insights, prepare briefing inputs, and support Practice performance reviews.

Authority Levels

Level	Pulse's permitted behavior
Observe	Read approved context and summarize source-referenced information.
Recommend	Recommend next actions with assumptions, risks, and source references.
Prepare	Draft reports, workflow inputs, handoff packs, or review notes.
Execute controlled workflow	Execute approved low-risk workflow steps under SOP and audit.
Escalate	Trigger approved escalation or human review.

Human Approval Required

Human approval is required for: strategic decisions based on insights, source fact corrections, and material executive commitments.

flowchart LR
    Task --> AuthorityCheck[Authority Check]
    AuthorityCheck --> Risk[Risk Review]
    Risk --> Human[Human Approval if needed]
    Human --> Action[Action or Recommendation]