Consultancies
Repeat the delivery checklist: interview captured, evidence gap opened, owner assigned, workbook row checked.
DELIVERY CHECKLISTSample status
- OK Interview note
- OK Evidence request
- OK Workbook row
INTERVIEW TO WORKBOOK
Stop review files drifting apart.
Interviews, evidence requests, risk notes, and workbook rows usually split into different files. unrisk.ing keeps the Northstar payroll review linked from the first HR answer to the export row.
Open the sample before sign-in: interview note, evidence gap, owner, control, and export row.
WHO USES THE SAME SAMPLE FLOW
In-house teams
Keep ownership and evidence continuity when the same control returns next month or the reviewer changes.
OWNER TRAILIT Controls
Evidence request linked to owner
Next review keeps the same history
Advisory firms
Review the client story as a mini case: what was said, what is missing, who owns it, and what exports.
MINI REVIEW CASE
Acme asks why the leaver row is blocked; the review shows the missing exception list before export.
UK P29SOX 404
SAMPLE FLOW
One review path, not four drifting files.
Follow the Northstar payroll sample from interview note to evidence gap, owner and control assignment, then workbook row and export.
REVIEW TIMELINE
- Northstar RetailClient workspace
- FY24 payroll reviewEngagement file
- Joiner and leaver accessProcess being mapped
- HR explains the joiner stepInterview note captured
- Exception list is missingEvidence gap opened
- IT Controls owns the reviewOwner and control assigned
- Workbook row ready for exportFramework and gap notes linked
NORTHSTAR REVIEW BOARD
INTERVIEW NOTE
HR explains joiner accessProcess step captured
EVIDENCE GAP
Exception list missingRequest before export
WORKBOOK ROW
Leaver access reviewOwner and framework linked
PHASE 01: CAPTURE
Capture the interview note and open the evidence gap beside it.
INTERVIEW NOTE CAPTUREDGAP OPEN
INT:
“After HR approves a new joiner, which system creates the access request?”
HR:
“Workday creates the task. IT Security reviews joiner and leaver access daily.”
Control activityEvidence request opened
EVIDENCE REQUESTS
↥Joiner approval noteLinked
Monthly leaver exception listRequest before export
Access review sign-offLinked
PHASE 02: REVIEW
Show the next action before the workbook leaves the team.
The sample keeps the risk note, missing evidence, owner, and control row together so reviewers can see what must happen next.
Next action
Northstar’s leaver access gap asks for the exception list before the row can export.
| RISK | STEP | NEXT | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaver access still active | Access Revocation | Request exception list | Evidence gap |
| Vendor change lacks approval | Vendor Changes | Ask owner for support | Needs review |
| Journal review already signed | Journal Entry | Keep linked in workbook | Ready |
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PHASE 03: EXPORT
Export only after the row shows its note, gap, owner, and framework.
UK Provision 29SOX 404ISO 27001
| CONTROL ID | RISK ID | CONTROL ACTIVITY | TYPE | FREQ | OWNER | FRAMEWORK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INT-001 | RISK-011 | HR says Workday creates the joiner access task. | Interview note | Captured | HR Ops | UK-P29.1 |
| GAP-014 | RISK-011 | Monthly leaver exception list is missing from the file. | Evidence gap | Open | IT Controls | SOX 404 |
| CTRL-027 | RISK-011 | IT Controls reviews leaver access and signs the exception list. | Detective | Monthly | IT Controls | ISO:A.9.4.2 |
PRODUCT-BACKED PROOF
Proof is what the sample shows, not a logo strip.
Visible before sign-in
The Northstar sample opens so buyers can inspect the review path before creating an account.
Rows stay linked
Interview notes, evidence gaps, owners, and controls travel together into the workbook row.
Gaps stop export
Missing evidence is shown before the workbook leaves the review team.
Framework mapping shown
The same row can show UK Provision 29, SOX 404, and ISO references without changing the story.
See how one audit file stays linked from interview to export.
Open the sample engagement, follow the evidence gap, and check the workbook row before sign-in.