Why we rehearse catalog flows before touching client tenants

We keep catalog flow rehearsals on synthetic tenants because the mistakes that matter show up in edge transitions, not in polished demos. When cohorts mirror client verbs early, they catch awkward approval branches before those branches harden into production expectations.

The rehearsal window also gives mentors space to mark up activity logs without the pressure of a production clock. That markup becomes a shared vocabulary the team reuses during go-live week.

Finally, rehearsing on synthetic data avoids the temptation to smuggle operational identifiers into screenshots. Once that habit forms, external reviewers see cleaner evidence packs and fewer redlines about data hygiene.