Evidence Record
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Evidence Record
Record evidence summary, source, supported claims, quality, limitations, reviewer, related artifacts, and follow-up.
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Evidence
Evidence Artifact
Template purpose
Use this template to record a discrete piece of evidence and what it supports.
Evidence ID
ER-000
Title
<Evidence title>
Document control
| Field |
Value |
| Related Stage |
<ES-### or cross-cutting> |
| Evidence Type |
<decision / test / review / risk / implementation / operation / stewardship / other> |
| Artifact owner |
<owner> |
| Reviewer |
<reviewer> |
| Review Status |
<accepted / needs review / rejected / superseded> |
| Last updated |
<YYYY-MM-DD> |
| Project workspace target |
docs/project-workspace/shared/evidence_record.md |
Evidence summary
<What this evidence shows.>
Source
<Where this evidence came from.>
Supports
| Supported Item |
Type |
Notes |
<requirement / decision / risk / release / operation / stewardship item> |
<type> |
<notes> |
Evidence quality
| Dimension |
Assessment |
Notes |
| Relevance |
<strong / adequate / weak> |
<notes> |
| Completeness |
<strong / adequate / weak> |
<notes> |
| Timeliness |
<strong / adequate / weak> |
<notes> |
| Traceability |
<strong / adequate / weak> |
<notes> |
Limitations
| Limitation |
Impact |
Mitigation / Interpretation |
<limitation> |
<impact> |
<mitigation> |
| Artifact |
Relationship |
<artifact/path> |
<relationship> |
Follow-up
| Follow-up |
Owner |
Due / Trigger |
Status |
<follow-up> |
<owner> |
<due/trigger> |
<open / closed / deferred> |
Review checklist
- [ ] Evidence summary is clear.
- [ ] Source is identified.
- [ ] Supported items are listed.
- [ ] Limitations are visible.
- [ ] Review status is assigned.
- [ ] Follow-up is assigned where needed.