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Plan your evaluation
Write down the workflow, systems, operating owner, and evidence needed to make your decision. Use the same scope for every supplier, and ask which parts of the demonstration are included in the proposed package.
Controls and evidence
Trace a control requirement into current evidence and an accountable owner. Separate automatically collected records from judgments a person still needs to make.
Risk and exceptions
Document how risks are assessed, accepted, assigned, and reviewed. Test an exception with an expiry date and an owner who must approve its renewal.
Audit and reporting
Build a representative evidence request and review cycle. Inspect access controls, evidence history, reviewer comments, and the work needed to prepare a usable report.
Questions to ask
- Can a reviewer trace a conclusion to current evidence?
- Who approves risks, exceptions, and changes to a control?
- Which assurance activities still require manual judgment?
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