Four basic elements include: identifying a broad range of potential goals, prioritize goals, identify discrepancies between expected and actual performance, and prioritize actions.

It merely identifies potential discrepancies between figures on tax returns and figures on documents.

The troubleshooter can then more easily identify discrepancies, to aid diagnosis of problem.

The study also identified discrepancies in the types of issues that are most concerning for particular industries.

The process involves comparison of a patient's current medication regimen against a physician's admission, transfer, or discharge orders to identify discrepancies.

In 1994, other Western researchers identified discrepancies in the book and began to challenge the authenticity of the Clum manuscript.

Where possible, the report identifies discrepancies and data gaps.

According to cognitive and neuroscientific models of mental control, a "conflict-monitoring/error-detection system" identifies discrepancies between intended goals and actual behaviors.

Hedge fund managers aggressively sought to identify discrepancies in fund share prices and to capitalize on them by rapidly trading those shares.

It can also rapidly identify discrepancies between invoices and actual shipments, once again lowering the cost of the transaction for both parties.