The Evidence Gap Self-Diagnostic
Fifteen questions. Ten minutes. Answer them honestly.
The rule: if you cannot answer Yes with a document in your hand, the answer is No. “Mostly,” “I think so,” “we’re working on it,” and “I’d have to check” are all No — because the three audiences who will ask you these questions do not accept those answers either.
A No does not mean you are doing something wrong. It means no one outside your building has ever confirmed you are doing it right. Those are different problems — and only one of them can be solved from inside your building.
This is not a checklist. There is nothing on it you can close by working harder this weekend — that is deliberate. Every question is about who has checked, not about what you have done.