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Write a clear stop condition into help desk instructions
Tell the specialist when a routine step ends and a named owner must take over.
Direct answer
Instructions are incomplete when they explain only the happy path. Place the stop condition next to the step where identity, access, security, money, policy, or production risk can change the route.
Describe an observable signal: a verification mismatch, an unavailable approved option, an unexpected permission request, or a result outside the documented scope. Avoid labels such as "use judgment" when the decision belongs elsewhere.
Name the receiving role and the evidence it needs. The specialist should preserve the customer goal, relevant result, actions taken, and next communication checkpoint without attempting the protected decision.
Test the draft with one normal example and one boundary example. If reviewers choose different stopping points, revise the rule before publication.