Partner selection · The due diligence record · Element
The unverified
What could not be checked, and what is being relied on instead.
The part
What it is
Every diligence process leaves something unverified. Recording it converts an unknown into an accepted risk, which is a materially different position.
Where the unverified item is central to the case, that is a reason to slow down rather than a gap to note.
The smallest level
The attributes it carries
Each attribute is one of the framework’s shared types. What a date is, and how it is written, is defined once for the whole model — the note here says what it means in this particular place.
The other elements in the due diligence record
The checks
What was verified, how, and what was found.
LearnThe references
Who was spoken to, about what work, and what they said.
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