Foundations
Evidence that shows its work.
An assessment is only as useful as the trail behind it. Where QMSROOT puts something forward, it carries where that came from, what kind of authority it holds, and whether it is still current.
What you get
Authority is labelled, never assumed.
Guidance from a regulator is not legislation. A suggestion is not either.
Regulatory requirement
Binding law or regulation.
Authoritative guidance
Published by a regulator. Not itself binding.
Standard requirement
A requirement of a named standard.
Your own control
Something your organisation decided.
RootAí recommendation
A suggestion. Never an external obligation.
Illustrative example
Shown to explain, never to assert.
The last three cannot carry an external citation. That is structural.
Source to decision
- 01
Source
Who published it, and what kind of content it is.
- 02
Authority
Labelled by what backs it — six kinds, never merged.
- 03
Currency
Interpreted by source type. In force is a legal term.
- 04
Decision
Carried into the assessment, and into your record of it.
Evidence Library
The documents in your workspace, in one place.
What has been brought in or drafted, held together so an assessment can point at it. A draft is never presented as approved — approval stays with your authorised reviewers.