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Hypothetical example: a Granby employee uses a detailed internal handbook but did not write it. L-1B preparation should explain the knowledge the employee actually possesses and applies. Authorship can be relevant evidence, but neither writing a manual nor merely having access to it decides the specialized-knowledge question. An L-1B review should connect the employee’s past assignments to the knowledge needed in the U.S. assignment. Identify the organization-specific method, the training, the practical application, and the reason the receiving operation needs the employee. A confidential manual can describe a process, but it does not by itself demonstrate the worker’s advanced or special knowledge. Use the review sheet as a decision tool: it should show what can be proved today, what needs confirmation, and which commitment must wait. That discipline prevents a later explanation from being asked to repair a fact that should have been documented before the route was selected. Before acting, name the next verifiable step and the document that will confirm it. This turns preparation into a measured decision rather than an assumption that an attractive plan will answer an independent legal condition. Keep that decision log with the file so later changes can be compared with the evidence available when the route was chosen.