Compliance · Regulatory mapping · Component

The requirement translation

Each obligation expressed as something a named person must do or evidence — because a citation is not an instruction.

The deliverable

What it is

The translation step is where most regulatory mapping stops, and stopping there is how an obligation becomes a finding.

A requirement that names no person and no frequency will not be performed, however clearly the rule is understood.

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What it is made of

Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.

  1. The requirements

    What must actually be done, in operational language.

    3 attributes: Requirement · From obligation · Frequency

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  2. The owners

    Who is accountable for each requirement being met.

    3 attributes: Owner · Performs · Assigned

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  3. The evidence requirement

    What must exist to demonstrate the requirement was met.

    3 attributes: Evidence · Retention · Held where

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Decide the evidence at translation time. Assembled before an audit, it is a project; produced by the work, it is free.