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How can buyers test whether a candidate or implementation team can do the work?

CONTROLSPAN RESEARCH DESKSECTION 05 · PAGE 10 OF 13Last updated 28 October 2026

Use work samples matched to the responsibility, rather than relying on a broad GRC title. These are proposed evaluation exercises using synthetic or redacted material.

Role Practical exercise What a convincing response should show
GRC platform owner Prioritise a backlog containing an access defect, new regulatory mapping, overdue integration fix and dashboard request Clear trade-offs, decision rights and release acceptance criteria
Business analyst Convert a disputed-risk-score scenario into requirements Actors, state changes, evidence, permissions, exceptions and testable outcomes
Administrator / configurator Change an approval route without exposing restricted evidence Supported configuration, impact analysis, test steps and rollback plan
Integration engineer Diagnose duplicate or missing evidence after a failed synchronisation Reconciliation, failure handling, monitoring and an accountable support route
Controls / audit specialist Explain when an existing evidence item can be reused Scope, period, provenance, access and review requirements
AI evaluation owner Assess plausible but unsupported control mappings Reference answers, error categories, escalation and repeatable regression tests

EY’s advertised implementation-manager role asks for ServiceNow certifications, implementation experience and integration capability. That supports checking credentials where relevant—but our recommendation is to require demonstrated delivery judgement as well as certification. (careers.ey.com)

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