Audit Readiness Process2 min read

Audit Readiness Step 3: Prepare for a Type 1 Report

The Core Reality: A Type 1 report covers control design at a point in time, and it is often what unblocks a procurement review. Preparation means a clean design review, organized evidence by control, and an audit plan the auditor can follow. The report itself is issued by an independent audit firm.
The audit readiness process, step by step · Step 3 of 4
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Where Teams Get Stuck

Evidence scattered across systems makes the auditor's requests slow and repetitive.

How RAMP Handles It

RAMP organizes evidence by control, produces the audit plan and builds the package the auditor receives. RAMP prepares; the audit firm reports.

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In-Depth Guide
The Situation

An enterprise buyer wants a report before approving the contract.

Where Teams Get Stuck

Evidence scattered across systems makes the auditor's requests slow and repetitive.

How RAMP Handles It

RAMP organizes evidence by control, produces the audit plan and builds the package the auditor receives. RAMP prepares; the audit firm reports.

What to have ready

The control matrix, policies and procedures, system description inputs and evidence organized by control.

Working with the auditor

Agree scope and timing early, and give the auditor one structured package, not a folder of screenshots.

Frequently asked questions

What is a SOC 2 Type 1 report?
A report by an independent auditor on whether controls are suitably designed at a point in time.
Leadership Action Item

Package once, hand over once. Next: the observation window.