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Audit Lifecycle State Transitions: A Governance Guide
Map planning-to-closure transitions with approval integrity built in.
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Treat states as governance controls
State transitions are often treated as UI events, but they should be governance controls with approval intent.
This design reduces accidental closure and unauthorized progression.
Capture transition evidence
Record approver, timestamp, rationale, and supporting references for every critical transition.
These logs strengthen audit defensibility and root-cause analysis.
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Approval gate matrix
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