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Expert Q&A / RESEARCH NOTE 14

11. How would you establish that occasional control owners can use the platform successfully?

CONTROLSPAN RESEARCH DESKSECTION 06 · PAGE 14 OF 22Last updated 28 October 2026

A good answer should measure completed work and evidence quality, not logins alone. Ask the expert to define a task-based adoption test before discussing training attendance.

Why it matters to buyers. Deloitte’s published example connects poor adoption with initial control and audit-workflow design, and describes subsequent configuration and methodology changes. It is a useful prompt to investigate workflow usability alongside training, rather than assuming training alone resolves adoption. (deloitte.com)

Put it to: Carole Switzer and the buyer’s programme lead, with actual occasional contributors in the test.

A strong answer should cover: - A first-time contributor completing a representative task without a facilitator taking over. - Delegation during absence, reassignment after a role change and recovery from rejected evidence. - Clear due dates, evidence expectations and reasons for rejection. - Accessibility and practical access from approved working environments. - How genuine exceptions differ from avoidable off-platform work.

Ask for proof: establish a baseline and repeat the same task after configuration changes. Suggested measures are completion time, assistance requests, first-pass evidence acceptance and work requiring manual follow-up. Define the denominator, observation window and excluded cases for every metric.

Follow-up: “What result would persuade you to simplify the workflow rather than send users through another training session?”

Expert quote — pending interview: [Insert approved quotation and attribution.]

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  1. deloitte.com ↗www.deloitte.com
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