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Pro-activity can be applied at any level within an organization. However, it is primarily the role of management programs achieved by...

When it comes to management-based standards and regulations they almost all include a requirement for Management Review. The purpose of a...

According to Albert Einstein: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And yet, that is...

The practice of continuous improvement is gaining traction within an across all industries. It goes by different names such as:...

To meet all your obligations at the speed of risk you must be proactive which is characterized by focusing more on: Forward Planning over...

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...

At a fundamental level compliance programs protect the value stream from threats that hinder the creation of value. Each program contributes to keeping the value chain safe from various risk including: quality risk, occupational safety risk, security risk, and so on. These programs are socio-technical in nature in that they recognize the interaction between people and technology often across multiple levels of organization. Rasmussen's Risk Management Framework (also known as

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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