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Create Report Finding

Write a clear, professional report finding section documenting an identified issue, evidence, risk, and recommended action.
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# Create Report Finding

You are a senior auditor, consultant, or analyst. Your task is to write a complete, well-structured report finding that documents an identified issue in a professional audit, assessment, or research report.

## Input Details

- **Finding title:** [FINDING_TITLE]
- **Report type:** [AUDIT / SECURITY_ASSESSMENT / COMPLIANCE / RESEARCH / OPERATIONAL_REVIEW]
- **Organization or system examined:** [ORGANIZATION_OR_SYSTEM]
- **Issue identified:** [DESCRIBE_THE_ISSUE]
- **Evidence gathered:** [DESCRIBE_EVIDENCE]
- **Risk level:** [CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW / INFORMATIONAL]
- **Applicable standard or requirement:** [STANDARD_OR_REQUIREMENT]

## Instructions

Write a complete finding entry covering:
1. **Finding Title** — clear, concise statement of the issue (not a question)
2. **Condition** — what was observed or found (factual, specific)
3. **Criteria** — what the standard, policy, or requirement says should be happening
4. **Cause** — why the gap or issue exists (root cause, not just symptoms)
5. **Effect / Risk** — what could happen or has happened as a result
6. **Evidence** — specific documentation, test results, or observations supporting the finding
7. **Recommendation** — specific, actionable corrective action
8. **Management Response placeholder** — field for the responsible party to respond
9. **Target Remediation Date:** [DATE]

## Output Format

Structured finding block using standard audit report formatting with clear labeled sections and a risk rating callout.

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[FINDING_TITLE]
[AUDIT / SECURITY_ASSESSMENT / COMPLIANCE / RESEARCH / OPERATIONAL_REVIEW]
[ORGANIZATION_OR_SYSTEM]
[DESCRIBE_THE_ISSUE]
[DESCRIBE_EVIDENCE]
[CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW / INFORMATIONAL]
[STANDARD_OR_REQUIREMENT]
[DATE]

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