Create an issue map that defines what an investigation must prove or disprove.
A broad complaint mixes promotion fairness, alleged demeaning comments, Slack criticism, and possible retaliation. The investigator needs a scope map before interviews. Issue map: allegation -> standard -> facts needed -> sources -> interview questions The common trap is interviewing from the whole story at once. That feels thorough, but it makes the process inconsistent because each witness hears different versions of the issue and the final report has no clean path from evidence to conclusion. Allegation Split the story into separate reviewable claims: promotion criteria, demeaning lunch comment, Slack criticism pattern, and post-complaint schedule change. Each allegation must be…
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