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Due Diligence Doesn’t Stop After the Questionnaire
Most TPRM programs start strong. They send out detailed onboarding questionnaires. They classify vendors by risk tier. They check all the boxes for initial due diligence. And then they move on. But risk doesn’t end
Attestations Aren’t the Goal, Awareness Is
Every year, thousands of employees click “Yes, I acknowledge” on policies they’ve barely read. They confirm they’ve completed training they rushed through. They attest that they understand the rules – even when those rules are
Compliance Isn’t a Department, It’s a Mindset!
Most companies treat compliance like a silo. There’s a designated department, maybe a small team, tasked with making sure policies are followed, regulations are met, and risks are documented. Everyone else treats it like someone
Stop Testing Controls That Don’t Matter
Most organizations don’t suffer from a lack of controls. They suffer from a lack of focus. Every year, internal audit and controls teams pour time into testing environments filled with duplicative, outdated, or low-impact controls
A Control Without a Purpose Is Just Bureaucracy
The Problem with “Just-in-Case” Controls Walk into any organization with a mature control environment, and you’ll find a familiar problem: controls that exist simply because someone, somewhere, at some point, said they were necessary. No
Policies Are a Living Document, Not PDFs in SharePoint
Most organizations have no shortage of policies. In fact, they usually have too many. Policies are tucked away in folders, uploaded as PDFs, and linked in onboarding materials no one reads twice. The problem isn’t
Workflows Are Conversations! Not Just Clicks.
Most GRC platforms treat workflows like digital checklists.One step triggers the next. Approvals route through a chain. Boxes get ticked.But if that’s all your workflow does, it’s not guiding decisions, it’s just enforcing formality. Real
The Best GRC Programs Feel Invisible
No one brags about a seamless compliance process.No one throws a party because a policy attestation popped up at just the right moment.And no one says, “Wow, that risk control really improved my day!” But
You Don’t Need Another Dashboard, You Need Better Decisions
Dashboards have become the go-to solution for every GRC reporting challenge. A new metric? Add a widget. A new audience? Clone the layout. A new requirement? Color-code a different quadrant. It’s easy to assume that
Nobody Cares About Your Risk Score If It Doesn’t Change Anything
Risk scoring gets a lot of attention in GRC programs. Teams invest hours building scales, debating the nuances of likelihood versus impact, and tweaking heatmaps to make the colors look just right. There are calibration