Traceable decisions
Keep rationale, ownership and supporting evidence connected.
Early partner conversations · REF 2029 Assurance
Keep decisions, evidence and progress visible as REF work develops.
REF 2029 Assurance helps teams record decisions, responsibilities, supporting evidence and review activity in one controlled view. It is designed to strengthen institutional oversight without creating a parallel burden for contributors.
Illustrative workflow
From source information to a clearer next action.
PVCs for research, REF directors, institutional REF teams and governance or assurance leads.
- 01
Define the decision and evidence structure
→ - 02
Assign owners and review points
→ - 03
Track changes, actions and supporting records
→ - 04
Give leaders a proportionate assurance view
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What it changes
Three outcomes the solution is designed to support.
Earlier visibility
See gaps and stalled actions before a formal review creates urgency.
Proportionate oversight
Give leaders assurance without asking contributors to maintain duplicate records.
The operating model
A solution with expert services wrapped around it.
- Input
- Plans, decisions, evidence, owners and review dates
- Method
- Structured tracking, prompts and assurance views
- Output
- A visible evidence trail and clearer progress picture
- Human role
- Your team retains ownership of the decision; RKE Support helps configure, review and improve the working method around it.
Early partner conversations
Start an early-partner conversation
We will begin with your current process, data constraints and the people responsible for the decision. No sensitive project data is needed for an initial conversation.
Book a 30-minute operations review