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Evidence log
What happened, while it is still accurate
two minutes a fortnightThe last column is what makes this evidence rather than a diary
Capture numbers at the time. A report that took ninety minutes before you automated it is a fact today and “it used to take ages” in six months.
Include what did not work and what you changed. A record of only successes is one you will not believe when you read it back.
End with the change, not the task. The task is what you did; the change is why it mattered.
Problems that stopped happening count. “We have not missed a renewal since” is a real outcome.
This is for you, not for your manager. Nobody else is keeping a record of what you did, and memory covers about two months. Bring four items with numbers to the conversation about your role, and ask for a decision and a date rather than encouragement.
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Prefer paper? Download the blank sheet as a PDF. The thinking behind it is in The Case.
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