Evidence
Does your record list the specific evidence the authorizer relied on?
THE FOUR LENSES · AUTHORIZATION
Your signature says it was approved. Can it say why?
A signature shows that someone approved. It does not show who held the authority, what they relied on, what risk they accepted, or why proceeding was reasonable. That is what an investigator asks next.
THE SIGNATURE
Sarah L., Associate Director, Quality Assurance Approved for release · June 26, 2026, 11:05 AM
An investigator asks why this batch was released with an open qualification deviation.
The answer on the recordNothing. The signature can’t answer.
Ask why it was released ↓ THE DIFFERENCE
Approval is evidence that someone signed. Authorization is the decision basis.
Same release, same signature. Switch to see what an accountable authorization record adds. The reviewer should not have to infer the connection from a signature.
AUTHORIZED DECISION · TAB-0626-118
DecisionRelease batch TAB-0626-118 for distribution
Authorized bySarah L., Associate Director, Quality Assurance
AuthoritySOP QA-017, Batch Disposition and Release, §6.2. Not delegated.
EvidenceBatch record, DEV-0626-044, PIA-0626-044, QC results, operator training records
JudgmentQualification expired six days before execution. Operation completed within validated parameters; all results met specification.
Alternatives rejectedContinued hold (no quality failure for more time to resolve); rejection (disproportionate to the evidence)
Residual riskLookback on prior batches open, owned by the QA Compliance Lead, due July 17, 2026
Reopen triggerAny later review finds an adverse impact on this batch or other released batches
AuthorizedJune 26, 2026, 11:05 AM
Five lines are empty. That is what a signature alone leaves for the reviewer to reconstruct.
THE REVIEWER TEST
Think of your last release. Does your record show each of these?
Six months later, someone who wasn’t there has to understand why it was authorized. Answer yes or no for the decision you have in mind.
Judgment
Does it show how that evidence was weighed and which alternatives were rejected?
Risk
Does it state the residual risk that was accepted and who owns the follow-up?
Authorization
Does it name who held the authority and accepted the decision, with the date and time?
ComplianceWorxs organizes the basis for a decision. It does not make, approve, or recommend the decision. Authorization does not mean the decision was correct.
SEE IT IN THE RECORD
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