Spotlight on Control Evaluation: How Platformed Finds Evidence and Scores Control Effectiveness Automatically

In audit, documentation is only half the story. The real question is: Does the control actually work?

Traditional audit workflows rely on manual review and lengthy back-and-forth with control owners to answer that question. Evaluating control design, confirming implementation, and testing operating effectiveness often takes weeks - especially when evidence is incomplete or scattered.

Platformed changes that. Our AI doesn’t just locate evidence - it evaluates controls using it. Platformed can be light touch and quick for lower complexity clients, but has the power to deliver an advanced assessment for more complex clients.

From Evidence to Evaluation - In An Instant

Platformed is built to support end-to-end control assurance. That means moving beyond evidence collection to help you understand whether a control is well-designed, properly implemented, and operating as expected.

How Platformed works

1. Platformed Finds Real-World Evidence Automatically

Platformed scans any uploaded documentation - policies, screenshots, videos, exports - and connects directly to APIs across core systems (e.g., HRIS, ticketing, SSO). Using advanced AI, it detects whether the right kind of evidence exists for each control.

No more guesswork. You’ll see what’s there, what’s not, and what needs follow-up.

2. Provable AI With a Full Chain of Evidence

Every conclusion links to evidence, with override workflows and full traceability, ensuring a full audit log and chain of evidence on every single decision.

3. Evaluates Control Design and Implementation

Once the relevant evidence is identified, Platformed assesses the underlying control for:

• Design - Does the policy or process logically address the risk?
• Implementation - Has the control been rolled out across the environment?

Each control is scored based on evidence-backed criteria, giving you a clear view of where controls are strong, and where they may be falling short.

4. Platformed Automates Operational Testing

Platformed goes a step further by automating operational effectiveness testing. Has the control been consistently followed? Are access logs aligned with provisioning protocols? Do system exports show evidence of routine enforcement?

Platformed ingests and interprets operational data to validate control performance over time.

5. Flags Gaps in Evidence

When evidence is missing or insufficient, Platformed doesn’t just mark it as such - it explains why.

You’ll get AI-generated insights into what’s lacking (e.g., “Policy refers to SSO but no screenshots of enforcement are provided”), and how the score might be improved, so your team can resolve issues proactively - before they’re surfaced in an external audit or due diligence review.

What This Means for Audit Teams

Cut audit delivery costs without cutting quality

Audit work is time-intensive, and skilled resources are increasingly expensive. Platformed’s AI Auditor dramatically reduces the time spent on the core components of ISA 315 audits: control identification, documentation review, and risk assessment.

By automating repetitive, manual tasks and flagging areas for targeted human attention, firms can reduce billable hours without sacrificing quality. This unlocks substantial cost savings per engagement, allowing firms to improve audit margins or reallocate time to more strategic work like advisory or client relationship development.

Standardised audits that stand up to scrutiny

Regulators are placing greater scrutiny on the consistency and quality of audit documentation, particularly around risk identification and control evaluation. Platformed ensures standardization at scale. It applies firm-approved risk libraries and control frameworks uniformly across clients, surfaces outliers for remediation, and auto-generates evidence trails that are clear, traceable, and defensible.

This results in audits that stand up to external inspection with less back-and-forth, and a significant reduction in the risk of regulatory findings.

Unlock new revenue with value-add assurance

Platformed enables firms to go beyond traditional compliance audits and offer richer, insight-led services to clients. With every document and control digitally indexed, firms can identify emerging risks, surface process inefficiencies, or benchmark internal control maturity across a client’s group or industry.

This turns the audit into a platform for value-add - from readiness assessments and control health checks to ESG assurance or IT risk advisory - giving firms new ways to grow revenue without increasing headcount.

Designed for Trust, Built for Scale

Whether you’re auditing a 50-person owner-managed business (OMB) or a 5,000-person public interest entity (PIE), Platformed gives you a repeatable, scalable method for evaluating controls.

• Consistent scoring across frameworks (e.g. ISA 315, SOX, and more)
• Full audit trail of evidence-to-control mapping
• Exportable reports for internal stakeholders, external auditors, and/or due diligence teams

Rethink Your Control Assurance Process

Control assurance shouldn’t be manual. With Platformed, it isn’t. By combining AI-driven evidence discovery with automated control evaluation, we give audit leaders a faster, smarter, and more complete view of control effectiveness - without compromising accuracy or quality.

See Platformed in action**-**discover how your team can move faster, validate stronger, and reduce risk using Platformed. Request a demo or explore ourControl Assurance capabilities to learn more.