OPS.15:2 - Problem

Available records often reflect the tool that generated them. A board counts matters, a rig log counts attempts, an invoice records an amount due and a payment account records a receipt. Combining them without their subject and event meanings can produce an apparently precise but unusable conclusion.

More collection can make the problem worse when it increases reporting effort without resolving the choice. The practitioner needs enough evidence to support the actual decision and preserve necessary assurance or recovery.