Does your approach to planning adequately address performance and outcome-based obligations?

Does your improvement process properly contend with uncertainty and risk? Continuous improvement in the form of Deming's wheel (plan-do-check-act) has helped...

At a fundamental level compliance programs protect the value stream from threats that hinder the creation of value. Each program contributes to keeping the v...

What I have observed after reviewing risk management programs across diverse industries that include oil & gas, pipeline, medical device, chemical processing...

There are many places in business where performance is critical and the drive to excel pushes organizations beyond their current limits to achieve remarkable...

I have spent most of my career building information and management systems in support of engineering, compliance, and mission critical processes for highly r...

Back when I was in high school I had a teacher that would always say, "problems are our friend." At the time I didn't get it, probably because I didn't want...

"Proactivity is a process that can be applied to any set of actions through anticipating, planning, and striving to have an impact." ​ Source: Research in Or...

Those who have been following me might be aware of my presentations on demystifying risk entitled, Lord of The Risks – Defeating the Dragon of Uncertainty. ...

Continuous Improvement (CI) is an essential part of operational excellence to increase the performance of operational processes used in the creation of produ...

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door – Milton Berle There is ample evidence that employees do not just wait for life to happen to them. Rather, they tr...

The role of compliance should be to help organizations ensure that outcomes are achieved through proper governance and the management of uncertainty. It shou...

Focusing on non-conformance is the first level of compliance. This involves meeting the prescriptive part of a regulation or industry standard. However, stan...

Companies of all sizes need: Processes to repeatedly execute steps in the creation of value Systems to ensure the consistent following of these processes Pro...

GRC is an acronym used to describe three functions: governance, risk, and compliance. The use of GRC originated from the management consulting world to bridg...

There might be some who read my posts who are also Doctor Who fans and get the reference to bow ties being cool. However, even if you don't watch Doctor Who,...

One of the challenges companies face when addressing compliance is its dynamic nature – compliance is never at rest. Even when you decide to be proactive and...

Compliance can either be a "necessary evil" or a "necessary good". The path you choose will determine: whether you are reactive or proactive, your approach t...