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Compliance is much more than checking boxes and addressing non-conformance when it is discovered. It is about experiencing the benefits...

When we think about compliance we should also think about the goals we want to achieve. An important distinction we can make is between...

Harvard Business School's Michael E. Porter introduced the concept of a value chain in his book, " Competitive Advantage: Creating and...

It is common nowadays to come across articles that claim that robots and AI will take over people's jobs. Some might even argue that this...

Companies often consider compliance as a "necessary evil" rather than a "necessary good." They sometimes feel they are forced to comply...

It is easy to be sympathetic with those developing digital technologies that are frustrated with the relatively slow adoption of digital...

Collecting evidence is an important aspect in providing assurance of compliance. This evidence often comes in the form of data and plenty...

The answer is yes and you have been for some time. Nudging is broadly used today in many domains including governments to addresses...

Someone once asked the question, "why do cars have brakes?" The answer given was, "so they can go fast!" What brakes do for cars is what...

The Hoshin Kanri method is a popular LEAN approach used to align strategy with outcomes. It uses what is called an X-Matrix that...

"Pipeline process management includes determination of needs throughout the pipeline life-cycle, provision of sufficient human and...

More companies are becoming aware that they are too reactive when it comes to compliance. In my previous blog, I discussed four misuses...

Audits were first adopted by financial institutions to identify and prevent fraud. Their focus was to test the integrity of accounting...

Technology is advancing faster and further than our ability to keep up with the ethical implications. This applies also to the systems using

Risk scores are commonly used to support risk-based decisions and are usually derived from a semi-quantitative analysis of the underlying...

Many companies are in the midst of adopting changes introduced by ISO 9001:2015. One of the most significant of these, is incorporating...

Recent revisions to compliance standards and regulations have introduced changes to the way we think about and manage risk. You can look...

Risk-based thinking is at the center of recent changes to compliance standards, guidelines, and regulations. One of the areas where...

All too often companies find that they are only one accident, one explosion, one fatality, or one recall away from not only losing their...

Every company currently certified for ISO 9001 will need to re-certify at some point in time. This is an opportunity to go beyond just...

Increasingly standards and regulatory bodies are promoting a holistic approach to compliance. However, many companies still implement...

Compliance is often viewed as a cost of doing business. However, instead of viewing compliance only as an expense and something to...

In a world of competing and overlapping compliance demands, siloed departments, and numerous stakeholders the role of an architect is...

Help us better understand the state of compliance programs in your industry by participating in our 2017 Compliance Program Survey. This...