Companion Materials
TRACES Framework
These companion materials accompany The Process of Things. Use the workbook to apply the TRACES Framework to your own context — one cycle at a time.
Downloads
TRACES Workbook — English Edition
The workbook is structured around a single TRACES cycle. Complete it for each initiative, process improvement, or control objective you are working on.
Workbook Contents
What the Workbook Contains
Mission for One Cycle
Define the precise objective for this TRACES cycle. What must be true at the end?
TRACES Cycle Board
Map all five phases — Target Lock, Results Route, Activity Signal, Causal Read, Embedded Gain Loop — with your specific inputs and outputs.
Evidence Journal
Document the signals, measurements, and observations that confirm progress through each phase.
Results Statements
Formulate clear, measurable statements of what was achieved and how it will be sustained.
Framework Reference
The TRACES Framework
Target Lock
Define the precise objective
Results Route
Map the path to outcomes
Activity Signal
Measure what matters
Causal Read
Understand root causes
Embedded Gain Loop
Lock in results permanently
S — Sustainment Check
The continuous verification layer that encloses the entire cycle — not a sixth phase, but the governing discipline that ensures gains are permanent.