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Right before our friends and family come over. It’s just what we all do. Why do we wait until people come over before we tidy things up when we could experience the benefits This means keeping the promises we made connected with our legal license to operate and stakeholders

Date:  November 20, 2025 For Compliance Officers and Managers When compliance becomes operational—which compliance as separate programs rather than operational systems. Once compliance is operational, you need improvement methods designed for operational systems. Enhanced Operational Integration:  Compliance becomes part of operational excellence rather than a separate And when compliance is operational, you need improvement methods designed for operational systems.

It's moving beyond paper and procedural compliance towards performance and operational compliance.   Instead of checking boxes, compliance needed to become operational, which is something that LEAN, along with Operational Excellence principles and practices, helps to establish.   As LEAN endeavours to eliminate operational waste, those who are accountable for mission success have – the gap between organizational values and operational objectives.  

The hidden multiplier lies in operational design . This isn't correlation—it's causation through operational design. Add Value in Stakeholder Perception and Market Positioning: Organizations that pursue operational excellence—operating It’s time to prioritize compliance as a competitive advantage over operational overhead. waste, and enhanced operational confidence. 

Planning (ERP) and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms reveals a fundamental difference in operational They are operational systems designed around planning, forecasting, and ensuring product delivery by The Operational Gap What becomes apparent when examining many GRC implementations is that they are not operational in the systems sense of the word. A Path Forward: Operational Compliance Operational Compliance GRC would benefit significantly from adopting

optimization, and deep analytics—without compromising the safety systems, regulatory compliance, and operational Direct integration of AI into operational or enterprise systems introduces unacceptable risks, as even separates Artificial Intelligence Technology (AIT) into bounded domains with controlled interfaces to Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT), enabling innovation while preserving compliance and operational

In this article, I explore the key distinctions between framework-focused and operational compliance In contrast, operational compliance focuses on the engineering and mechanics of how compliance actually Rather than starting with the framework, operational compliance begins with the end goal followed by It avoids the trap of over-engineering either the framework or operations beyond what's needed for effective The framework provides the necessary structure and shape, while operational compliance ensures that these

Consider an AI agent managing customer service operations. The agent doesn't just make its own promises—it becomes the operational means by which organizational System-level promise fulfillment emerges from this network of agents serving as operational means for Theory as essential to understanding operational compliance. Operational Compliance This transforms how we analyze AI agent compliance.

compliance programs, I've noticed one common source of confusion: the distinction between Corporate and Operational The Operational Governance Perspective: Steering & Regulation Now, let's shift to operational governance If corporate governance is about looking through the telescope, operational governance is about having This paralysis affects everything from innovation to daily operations. Corporate governance sets the destination and watches for icebergs, while operational governance keeps

between requirements and reality, making it impossible to see how compliance actually flows through operations commitments) that transform regulatory obligations into demonstrated outcomes, embedded within your operational Instead of creating separate compliance activities that run parallel to operations, compliance streams These targets bridge between strategic intent and operational capability. The Golden Thread: Connecting Every Promise The golden thread of assurance  connects every operational

It needs to be operational, with all components working together to achieve compliance goals and objectives achieve minimal viable compliance (MVC)—ensuring essential functions, behaviours, and interactions operate Rather than focusing on integration alone, Lean Compliance emphasizes operability through a comprehensive Think of it as Operational GRC.

has long focused on eliminating waste in manufacturing and physical processes, the rise of digital operations Today's organizations increasingly operate through layers of software, automation, and algorithms that The Visibility Problem in Digital Operations Speed, efficiency, and effectiveness are not synonymous. , excessive movement, and other forms of operational inefficiency. maintaining the continuous improvement capabilities that drive lasting operational excellence.