GitHub Actions Academy · governance guide

Control Evidence Pack

Prove that required technical and process controls exist, operate and are reviewed.

Enterprise control patternEvidence-led review
01

Control definition

  • Map control to policy or standard
  • Define control owner and frequency
  • State expected technical behaviour
02

Evidence collection

  • Capture configuration exports and screenshots
  • Retain pipeline, test and approval records
  • Record exceptions and compensating controls
03

Assurance

  • Validate evidence freshness
  • Sample actual operating effectiveness
  • Store evidence with clear retention rules
Completion evidence

Produce a reviewed artefact for GitHub Actions Academy: named owner, approval date, linked evidence, unresolved risks and the next review trigger.