Playbook: Building an Audit Evidence Pack

What’s inside

1. The short version
2. Why packs fail
3. What the auditor is actually testing
4. Step 1. Start from the requirement, not the evidence you already have
5. Step 2. Define each evidence item before you collect it
6. Step 3. Prefer evidence that can be reproduced
7. Step 4. Treat the population as evidence
8. Step 5. Write the narrative last, and keep it short
9. Step 6. Challenge the pack before release
10. Failure modes worth checking
11. If the evidence exposes a gap
12. Handover and retention
13. What should change
14. A 90-day plan

Sources are listed in the full practitioner field note.