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# How to Handle Exceptions Without Breaking a Process
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/handle-exceptions-without-breaking-process/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:34:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:34:09.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

Learning to **handle exceptions in a process** is what separates a system people use from one they work around. A process with no route for exceptions forces every unusual case outside it.

## What happens without an exception route

The exceptions do not disappear. They just stop being visible.

- Unusual cases handled by message and never recorded
- The process looking cleaner than reality
- Data that describes only the easy cases
- Decisions about exceptions made inconsistently

## Three ways to accommodate them

| Approach                | Fits when                                              |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **An exception phase**  | The case needs different handling and different people |
| **A conditional field** | The case needs extra information, not a different path |
| **An escalation rule**  | The case needs a higher authority to decide            |

## How to build it in Jestor

1. Add an exception phase to the **Kanban** in **Jestor** for cases needing different handling.
2. Use conditionals so a justification field appears only when the exception route is taken.
3. Route exceptions to a different approver where authority differs.
4. Track dwell time in the exception phase — if it is high, the route is under-resourced.
5. Review exception volume periodically; a rising share means the standard process no longer fits.

## Why choose Jestor for realistic processes?

**Jestor** records the exception path as part of the process rather than outside it, which means exception volume becomes a measurable signal instead of an anecdote.

When exceptions grow beyond a small share, that is usually evidence the standard process needs changing — and the change can be tested in a draft version before anyone is affected.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Should exceptions be handled outside the system?

No — keeping them inside is what makes them visible. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### How do I capture why an exception was made?

With a conditional justification field.

### What does rising exception volume mean?

Usually that the standard process no longer fits reality.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

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