CCR003
Design formal, auditable exception pathways with escalation and post-event review so preventive controls are never disabled to accommodate legitimate operational needs.
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Regulations
Preventive Controls vs User Flexibility
Business ContextPreventive controls stop prohibited or incorrect actions before they occur, making them particularly valuable for significant risks. Rigid preventive rules can also block legitimate exceptions and prevent users from responding effectively to unusual operational circumstances.
Audit TRIZ ResolutionMaintain strong prevention for normal conditions while creating controlled exception pathways. Authorized overrides, temporary permissions, escalation mechanisms, and post-event review can provide necessary flexibility without eliminating preventive protection.
Applicable TRIZ Principles
Principle 15 – Dynamics allows control behavior to change under defined conditions.
Principle 3 – Local Quality applies different control responses to normal and exceptional circumstances.
Principle 11 – Beforehand Cushioning establishes controlled exception mechanisms before unusual situations occur.
Expected Outcome
Strong preventive protection
Greater legitimate flexibility
Reduced uncontrolled workarounds
Better exception accountability
Decision Indicators
Users routinely bypass preventive controls to complete legitimate work.
Emergency situations require unauthorized access or manual intervention.
Controls block transactions that management subsequently approves.
Exceptions are handled outside formal systems.
Greater flexibility requires disabling controls entirely.