Accepter: PRINCIPLE 11 - Flexible Roles over Fixed/Locked Roles

Sets Acceptance Criteria, reviews output against those criteria and approves or returns it. Decides when work is ready to be trusted at its next destination. In AI-augmented environments, the Accepter role carries more weight than ever before — because outputs arrive faster, look more polished, and can conceal weak thinking behind confident formatting. The Accepter is the receiving authority of the Superhighway: the checkpoint that decides whether what arrived is what was needed, and whether it is ready to be trusted at its next destination. Tech Lead, Tester/QA, Analyst, Manager, Product Owner, Project Manager, SME, Director, Team Lead