COMPEL Glossary / GL-36
Evidence Collection Setup
The documented configuration of all evidence collection processes — defining what evidence is gathered, from which systems, on what schedule, in what format, and how it is stored and linked to governance controls — so that the Evidence Pack can be assembled continuously and automatically rather than scrambled together before audit.
What this means in practice
It industrializes compliance rather than treating it as a periodic exercise.
Context in the COMPEL framework
Produced in the Produce stage before deployment. Evidence Collection Setup is the operational prerequisite to a credible Evaluate stage — without it, control performance reports are subjective rather than evidence-based.
Where you see this
Evidence Collection Setup is most commonly referenced when teams work across the Produce and Evaluate stages — especially within the Operational Readiness layer . It appears in governance artifacts, assessment instruments, and delivery playbooks wherever COMPEL is operationalized.
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Synonyms
evidence pipeline , audit evidence setup , compliance evidence configuration
See also
- Control Activation Register — A record that tracks the implementation and activation status of every governance control specified in the Control Requirements Matrix — confirming that each control has been built, tested, and is operational in the production environment.
- Control Requirements Matrix — A comprehensive mapping of every governance control required for each AI system — specifying the control type (preventive, detective, corrective), the risk or policy it addresses, the evidence required to prove effectiveness, the owner, and the testing frequency.
- Evidence Pack — The complete, auditable collection of artifacts, test results, decision records, and attestations that demonstrate an AI system meets its governance, compliance, and operational requirements.
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