Draft pattern
Compliance Replaces Understanding
The form is completed, the risk remains, and everyone is technically satisfied.
How it starts
A control asks for evidence. The organisation needs proof that sensible work happened.
How it drifts
The artefact becomes the goal. People learn how to pass the review without improving the underlying situation.
What to watch
Watch for perfect paperwork around risks that teams still cannot explain plainly.
Questions worth asking
- What decision did this evidence improve?
- What would fail if the form disappeared?
- Who understands the risk outside the review cycle?
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