Safety & Workforce worked example

Audit Finding Closure Rate at 99% target closure rate: a worked example

What does the result look like when target closure rate reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it to track closure rate against target in Safety & Workforce.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Audit findings closed: 42 findings (unchanged)
  • Total audit findings raised: 50 findings (unchanged)
  • Target closure rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Closure rate = findings closed ÷ total findings × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 84 % for closure rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15 points for gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 42 count for findings closed.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 50 count for total findings.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target closure rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 84 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 84 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target closure rate is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. Closure counts do not verify effectiveness — a finding marked closed with a weak fix can recur, so pair the rate with verification and recurrence checks.

Results at a glance

  • Closure rate: 84 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target: 15 points
  • Findings closed: 42 count
  • Total findings: 50 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Audit Finding Closure Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.