Følgtfolgts

Følgtfolgts is a neologism used in discussions of process tracing and workflow management to describe a method or practice for capturing and linking follow-up actions across a sequence of events. It emphasizes the construction of a continuous lineage that connects an initial event with all subsequent tasks, decisions, and outcomes that arise from it. The aim is to improve traceability, accountability and auditability in complex processes.

The term appears to blend Scandinavian roots related to “to follow” with the English concept of a follow-up. It is used primarily in niche contexts such as process mapping, information governance and software engineering discussions, rather than as a standard technical term.

In project management, customer support, software development and compliance regimes, følgtfolgts describes the practice of recording each event and its ensuing actions in a single linked record. For example, in a support ticket, the follow-up workflow would attach the original complaint, the assigned technician, changes made, verification tests, and final resolution inside one traceable chain.

Relation to related concepts: Følgtfolgts overlaps with provenance, audit trails, chain-of-custody, and event sourcing, but it highlights the continuity of follow-up actions rather than merely the origin of data. It can be seen as a holistic approach to documenting causally connected steps.

Status and criticism: Følgtfolgts remains a niche term with limited usage in formal literature. Critics argue that it risks duplicating established concepts or creating ambiguous terminology unless clearly defined within a given framework.

See also: provenance, audit trail, chain of custody, event sourcing, process tracing.