# Single point of truth

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- H1: Single point of truth
- Description: One source for the goal, the proof, and the gap. So the answer doesn't depend on who you grab in Slack.
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- Summary: Single point of truth. One source for the goal, the proof, and the gap. So the answer doesn't depend on who you grab in Slack.. Single point of truth
- Related links: fr-fr/use-cases, fr-fr/topics/security-questionnaires, fr-fr/glossary/evidence-room, fr-fr/use-cases/industry/healthcare, fr-fr/topics/evidence-management
- Outline: PrincipleHero: Single point of truth One source for the goal, the proof, and the gap. So the answer doesn't depend on who you grab  | PrincipleAudiencesSection: Different urgencies, same answer.A buyer asks for the SOC 2 letter on Friday. An auditor wants the access review log on  | NumberedRules: What we hold ourselves to Three rules that keep goals owned, truth current, and the answer the same on Monday and Friday

## PrincipleHero

Single point of truth One source for the goal, the proof, and the gap. So the answer doesn't depend on who you grab in Slack. A GRC platform → Where it all lives RACI → Who owns what POAM → What's still owed

## PrincipleAudiencesSection

Different urgencies, same answer.A buyer asks for the SOC 2 letter on Friday. An auditor wants the access review log on Wednesday. A teammate asks at standup. Same evidence, three deadlines. 1 source, 4 asks Founder Asks at lunch. Wants the receipt by 2pm. Tech Operator Owns the proof. Tired of re-exporting it on demand. Finance Team Pays for tools. Wants to see what each one does. Customer Facing Anticipates the next question. Wants it answered in the same email. One source means the answer doesn't change between asks.

## NumberedRules

What we hold ourselves to Three rules that keep goals owned, truth current, and the answer the same on Monday and Friday. 1 Name the owner Every goal and every gap has one named human accountable. If no one is named, the answer is wrong. 2 Track the goal, not the document Policy was how teams made humans deliver against a goal. The platform now delivers. The goal state is the truth, not the document. 3 Edit the source, not the answer When something changes, change it at the source. Editing the questionnaire by hand keeps you fighting the same answer twice.

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