Build an investigation workplan
Draft a one-page investigation workplan that aligns scope, roles, evidence, interviews, and milestones.
A hotline report alleges a vendor was approved despite a conflict of interest. The team needs a plan before evidence collection and interviews begin. Investigation workplan: scope, roles, evidence, interviews, milestones. The common shortcut is to start collecting documents because everyone feels aligned. The gaps only appear later: no accountable owner, duplicated interviews, missing records, and unclear closeout standard. Scope Write the investigation question: "Determine whether Vendor Delta was approved between April 1 and June 30 despite an undisclosed employee conflict, and whether approval controls operated as designed." The scope names conduct, party, period, and control question. Roles Assign Legal…
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