Compliance: Making the Case

"Making the Case" for Compliance

• Guide reviewers directly to evidence -- without supporting evidence, assertions of conformity are meaningless.
• Linked existing support documentation strengthens the case more than assertions.
• Reviewers enjoy connections interwoven in the story and mentioned at the end of each regular section.
• Reviewers value and respond favorably to "layered" evidence presentation.
• Compliance Certification links should direct reviewers to relevant support documentation.

Documenting Compliance

• Respond directly to the wording of the standard
• Address all parts of the standard
• Avoid information not related to the standard
• Present your response based on how you understand the standard.

Institutional Policy Requirement

• Implicit in every standard mandating a policy or procedure is the expectation that the policy or procedure is in writing.
• Approved through appropriate institutional processes.
• Published in appropriate institutional documents.
• Accessible to those affected by the policy or procedure.
• Implemented and enforced by the institution.