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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's...

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

As systems improve we expect that the certainty of meeting objectives increases. Instead, what often happens is that systems become more...

A compass helps you to stay on course as you head towards your destination provided the world is flat. However, a compass can never...

The value stream is where value is created but also waste which erodes the value of the products and services we are delivering. At a...

To effectively meet compliance obligations, it is essential to differentiate regulatory and compliance demand according to their designs....

Identifying risks and reacting to problems when they occur uses our "Lizard Brain" which is fast and needed for a fight and flight...

Digital Transformation Over the last several decades companies have invested in paper-on-glass solutions as part of their digital progression. However, what only a few companies have done is change their processes to exploit the power of their digital technology. Dr. Goldratt, developer of the Theory of Constraints, speaks to this issue directly: "Technology can bring benefit if, and only if, it diminishes a limitation. Long before the availability of technology, we develope

This is the perfect time of year to evaluate your compliance programs and make adjustments so that you achieve your objectives. However,...

Process automation tends to only focus on managing responsibilities that are involved in the completion of activity. As a result many...

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

The following questions were asked in an interview with Raimund Laqua, Founder and Chief Compliance Engineer at Lean Compliance. 1. What...

Recently, I spoke with a safety expert who has worked for several decades in the safety industry. During this time he provided training,...

MOC Maturity Index Change can be (and often is) a significant source of new risk. As a result, many companies have implemented the basics...

"We must make decisions, here and now, even though the best means and the best goals can never be discerned with certainty. An aim, an...

Management systems are efficient at what they do, that is, doing the same thing the same way over and over again. What they tend not to...