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Evidence Record

Record evidence summary, source, supported claims, quality, limitations, reviewer, related artifacts, and follow-up.

Reusable 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accepted / needs review / rejected / superseded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.

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