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The Decision Was Approved. Can You Explain Why?
In 90 seconds, examine an illustrative CAPA closure decision and see what the evidence, judgment, risk, and authorization establish—and what remains unanswered.
- Evidence
- Judgment
- Risk
- Authorization
Evidence
What was established, and from which sources?
Four sources are cited: a 90-day environmental-monitoring trend with no recurrence, completed analyst retraining, SOP-EM-318 R04 in force, and an internal audit observation at day 65.
What else was available is not documented, nor whether any adverse or ambiguous signal was reviewed and set aside.
Judgment
How did the evidence support the conclusion?
The authorization rested on the sources converging, not on the absence of recurrence alone. The record supports the conclusion that the action operated as intended during the documented period.
Alternative explanations for the absence of recurrence are not documented, nor why this window was long enough for this failure mode.
Risk
What uncertainty remained, and what does the record say about it?
The source record concluded the action was effective but did not state what uncertainty remained. The record marks the risk evaluation “Not addressed in inputs.”
What residual risk remained after closure is not documented.
Authorization
Who authorized it, and within what authority?
P. Trubl, Director, Quality Systems & CAPA, authorized closure of CAPA-2025-0118 on 12 Aug 2025.
Who else reviewed the decision, what each reviewer concluded, and the authority under which this role closed the CAPA are not documented.
Fictional example CAPA-2025-0118. Not a real company decision and not regulatory guidance.
Where to start for your role
One problem.
Three responsibilities.
A decision is made, and nobody can easily show why it was justified. Each role carries that problem differently.
The standard behind all three: when an inspector asks who authorized this and why, the answer should already exist.
Executive leadership
You are accountable for the decisions made under you.
See that consequential quality decisions rest on clear reasoning, and that the organization can explain them.
Heads of Quality
You have to stand behind the authorization.
Stronger evidence, clearer conclusions, and authorization you can explain to anyone who asks.
QA managers and CAPA leads
You do the investigation and write the rationale.
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- EvidenceWhat you knew
- JudgmentWhy it was reasonable
- RiskWhat could go wrong
- AuthorizationWho accepted it