Evidence beats a polished policy PDF
Control frameworks look complete when every row has a linked policy. Diligence fails when nobody can produce last quarter’s access review export, key rotation log, or change ticket for a production hotfix.
In cybersecurity control audits we score operating effectiveness separately from design. A short, dated evidence pack beats a fifty-page policy that never left SharePoint.
Assign an owner and a retention path for each control before the next review cycle. Policies stay useful; evidence keeps them honest.