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  • Compliance in Dynamic and Distributed Business

    Compliance in Dynamic and Distributed Business

    The hot topic for 2018 is certainly compliance. Compliance is more than adherence to laws and regulations, it is about the integrity of the organization to it’s ethics, values, social… Continue reading Compliance in Dynamic and Distributed Business

  • Addressing the Challenges of Third Party Management/GRC

    Addressing the Challenges of Third Party Management/GRC

    The governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) across third party relationships (e.g., vendors, suppliers, contractors, agents) is a significant challenge for organizations. Organizations today are not defined by brick and… Continue reading Addressing the Challenges of Third Party Management/GRC

  • Case Management: Benefits of Case Management Software

    Case Management: Benefits of Case Management Software

    Over the past several weeks, I have been exploring the challenges and strategic approaches and processes for issue reporting and case management. Previous posts include: Challenges in Issue Reporting &… Continue reading Case Management: Benefits of Case Management Software

  • Governance, Risk Management and Compliance of Third Party Relationships

    Governance, Risk Management and Compliance of Third Party Relationships

    One of the greatest challenges upon organizations today is governing third party relationships, particularly the risk and compliance aspects of these relationships. Organizations today are dynamic, distributed, and face constant… Continue reading Governance, Risk Management and Compliance of Third Party Relationships

  • GRC Innovation, Simplicity & Directions

    GRC Innovation, Simplicity & Directions

    It has been stated that: Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to… Continue reading GRC Innovation, Simplicity & Directions

  • GRC 4.0 – the Next Generation of Cognitive GRC Technology

    GRC 4.0 – the Next Generation of Cognitive GRC Technology

    For those that follow my research, governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) is something every organization does though not every organization does well. Every organization has some approach to GRC… Continue reading GRC 4.0 – the Next Generation of Cognitive GRC Technology

  • Components of an Effective Incident/Case Management Process

    Components of an Effective Incident/Case Management Process

    Distributed and dynamic business requires the organization to take a strategic approach to issue reporting and case management. Organizations require complete situational and holistic awareness of issues, incidents, investigations, and… Continue reading Components of an Effective Incident/Case Management Process

  • Challenges in Issue Reporting & Case Management

    Challenges in Issue Reporting & Case Management

    The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men . . . Organizations today are distributed and dynamic. With the globalization of business, organizations find that governance, risk management, and compliance… Continue reading Challenges in Issue Reporting & Case Management

  • GRC in Crisis

    GRC in Crisis

    The world around us is in a state of alarm. Hurricane after hurricane hits the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Devastating earthquakes have hit Mexico. Geo-poltical tensions are playing themselves… Continue reading GRC in Crisis

  • GRC Archetypes: Compliance & Ethics Management

    GRC Archetypes: Compliance & Ethics Management

    Compliance and ethics has become a significant challenge for organizations across industries, geographies, and business boundaries. It is inundated with challenges such as anti-bribery and corruption, market conduct, conflict of… Continue reading GRC Archetypes: Compliance & Ethics Management

  • GRC Archetypes: Policy Management

    Policy management is the capability to establish, manage, monitor, and enforce policies to reliably achieve objectives, while addressing uncertainty, and act with integrity across the organization (adapted from the OCEG GRC definition).… Continue reading GRC Archetypes: Policy Management

  • GRC Archetypes: Third Party Management

    GRC Archetypes: Third Party Management

    Third party management is the capability to reliably achieve objectives, while addressing uncertainty, and act with integrity in and across the organizations third party relationships/extended enterprise (adapted from the OCEG… Continue reading GRC Archetypes: Third Party Management