Work and organisations

The approval flow for a written proposal (ringi)

The route a written proposal takes through each rank of approval, including the conditions that send it back

This drawing comes from one YAML file. No shape was moved by hand.

Notes in the source (in Japanese)

Source (YAML)

examples/gallery/07-承認の流れ.zumen.yaml

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