GovernancePrinciple 04 of 12
Audit trail
Every action is logged with evidence and decision traces leaders can review.
What it means
Audit trail
Every action is logged with evidence and decision traces leaders can review.
Evidence captured at each decision point.
Action logs with timestamps and ownership.
Reproducible decision trails for reviews.
Governance controls embedded in the flow.
Expected outcomes
Audit-ready evidence packets
Role-based permissions
Approval history by case
Principle 04
Approvals, audit trails, and compliance controls baked in.
This principle is part of the Governance category — approvals, audit trails, and compliance controls baked in..
Guardrails
Controls and safeguards that keep this principle reliable in production.
Immutable logs for critical steps
Separation of duties enforced by role
Evidence retention by policy
Signals we watch
1
Evidence completeness score
Tracked weekly and monthly
2
Audit requests fulfilled
Tracked weekly and monthly
3
Time to produce artifacts
Tracked weekly and monthly
See it in action
Principles applied to real workflows
We map exceptions and approvals during discovery — book a call to see how.