5. The Operating System/runtime

Audit Exhaust

Compliance as a byproduct of work.

The Audit Exhaust Pipeline

Good governance produces compliance as a byproduct, not a chore.

The Concept

In traditional systems, you do the work, then you stop to write a report about the work. In Governance OS, the act of working creates the report.

Automatic Evidence

  • Decision Logs: Every Change Forum outcome is a permanent record.
  • Maturity Scores: The Lens snapshot proves you did your due diligence.
  • Sign-Offs: Scope Freeze agreements are immutable timestamps of alignment.

When the auditors come, you don't scramble. You just point to the Exhaust Pipeline.