# Turn a process walkthrough into a narrative with key controls

Converts walkthrough interview notes into a clear process narrative, a step list, and the key controls and gaps at each step.

- Topic: Legal & Compliance
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Legal, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/turn-a-process-walkthrough-into-a-narrative-with-key-controls

## Prompt

```text
Help me document a business process from my walkthrough notes.

**Process:** [e.g. "procure-to-pay", "user access provisioning", "customer onboarding"]
**Walkthrough notes:** [PASTE - who does what, in which system, with what evidence]
**Objectives this process must achieve:** [e.g. completeness, accuracy, authorization, regulatory requirement]
**Systems involved:** [LIST]

Produce:
1. **Process narrative** - plain language, in sequence, 300 words or less.
2. **Step table** with columns: Step #, Activity, Performed by (role, not name), System, Input, Output, Evidence retained.
3. **Controls identified** - for each: control description (who, what, when, how, evidence), type (preventive/detective), nature (manual/automated/IT-dependent manual), frequency, and the risk it addresses.
4. **Gaps and observations** - risks with no control, controls that rely on one person, segregation-of-duties conflicts, manual workarounds, and spreadsheets or reports used without checks on their completeness and accuracy.
5. **Open questions** for the process owner to confirm before I finalize.

Rules:
- Only describe what my notes say happens. If something is implied but not stated, list it as an open question, not a fact.
- Write control descriptions precisely enough that another auditor could test them.
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE - who does what, in which system, with what evidence
- LIST

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