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.
One level in
What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The requirements
What must actually be done, in operational language.
3 attributes: Requirement · From obligation · Frequency
LearnThe owners
Who is accountable for each requirement being met.
3 attributes: Owner · Performs · Assigned
LearnThe evidence requirement
What must exist to demonstrate the requirement was met.
3 attributes: Evidence · Retention · Held where
Learn
Decide the evidence at translation time. Assembled before an audit, it is a project; produced by the work, it is free.