Suite · Methodology

Certification Workflow

The Certification Workflow defines the operational sequence used to perform certification activities consistently, transparently, and repeatably across the Satoshium Suite.

Where the Certification Lifecycle describes the stages of a certification, the Workflow describes the work performed within those stages.

Submission Processing

Receive the certification request, establish scope, assign identifiers, and prepare the record for validation.

Validation

Verify completeness, required fields, identity, eligibility, and conformance with the selected certification standard.

Evidence Processing

Collect, organize, classify, reference, and prepare evidence for formal evaluation.

Evaluation

Apply evaluation criteria, scoring methodology, trust requirements, and certification logic to the submitted evidence.

Decision

Determine the appropriate certification outcome based upon documented standards and repeatable methodology.

Record Generation

Create structured certification records, metadata, verification identifiers, and supporting documentation.

Publication

Publish approved certifications to the appropriate Satoshium repositories, registries, and discovery services.

Ongoing Maintenance

Monitor certifications for renewal, correction, suspension, revocation, expiration, or archival.

Methodology Role

The Certification Workflow transforms standards into operational practice. It defines the repeatable sequence of actions required to evaluate, issue, maintain, and preserve certifications throughout the Satoshium Suite.

A lifecycle defines when certification stages occur. A workflow defines how work is performed within those stages.

Repeatable workflows produce repeatable results.