FRR028
Define explicit materiality thresholds that trigger finding reassessment so conclusions remain stable yet responsive to genuinely new evidence.
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Regulations
Finding Stability vs New Evidence
Business ContextOnce findings are validated and communicated, stability helps management plan remediation and prevents continual changes to agreed conclusions. Additional evidence may nevertheless emerge that materially changes the understanding of severity, extent, cause, or consequence.
Audit TRIZ ResolutionFreeze findings for routine changes while defining explicit thresholds for reopening or reassessment. New evidence changes a finding only when it materially affects the audit conclusion, risk classification, causal understanding, or required remediation.
Applicable TRIZ Principles
Principle 15 – Dynamics permits findings to change when material new conditions arise.
Principle 23 – Feedback incorporates significant new evidence into existing conclusions.
Principle 35 – Parameter Changes adjusts severity or scope when exposure characteristics change.
Expected Outcome
Greater finding stability
Appropriate response to new evidence
Reduced unnecessary revisions
More accurate remediation
Decision Indicators
Findings change repeatedly because of minor information updates.
Material new evidence is ignored after reports are issued.
Management delays remediation because conclusions remain unstable.
No criteria exist for reopening findings.
Significant changes in exposure do not affect existing issue classifications.