Proof-based accountability
Approve work when the proof actually holds.
The company supplies the operating context, and the person doing the work proposes the objective. After acceptance, IPI checks the submitted proof; the owner or designated reviewer accepts it, requests revision against the same objective, or refuses the completion claim, and the record becomes memory.
The fork between approval and revision
The difficult moment is not writing down the objective. It is the fork after submission: accept the proof, request revision against the same objective, or refuse the completion claim. If the accepted objective, proof, and decision standard are scattered, approval becomes negotiation by exhaustion.
Why a checkbox cannot carry the decision
Approval becomes messy when the manager remembers one standard, the employee remembers another, and the proof does not clearly answer the objective.
Make the acceptance standard inspectable
IPI ties the accepted objective, submitted proof, evidence evaluation, and owner or designated-reviewer decision to one record. If proof is incomplete, revision continues against the same objective instead of creating a disconnected one.
Approval is not automatic authority
IPI can show how the submitted proof relates to the objective and where it falls short. It does not silently approve the work: the owner or designated reviewer accepts it, asks for revision, or refuses the claim.
What credible proof must answer
The approval should not rest on who argues better. It should rest on whether the proof and context support the work claim.
The precedent each decision leaves behind
The next submission reaches the same visible fork: accept the proof, request revision against the same objective, or refuse the completion claim. The accepted and rejected proof patterns remain attached to that decision.
Make the next approval fork inspectable.
The next submission reaches the same visible fork: accept the proof, request revision against the same objective, or refuse the completion claim. The accepted and rejected proof patterns remain attached to that decision.
FAQ
Does IPI replace managers?
No. IPI preserves the objective, proof, context, and recommendation so the owner or designated reviewer can confirm, adjust, or reject the decision with better memory.
Is IPI employee surveillance?
No. IPI focuses on objectives, proof, decisions, context, and outcomes rather than screenshots, keystrokes, or watching every second.
What happens when the proof is incomplete?
The owner or designated reviewer can request revision against the same objective. The missing proof and decision reason remain attached to the accepted objective instead of becoming a new, disconnected objective.