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While these design principles makes sense for IT solutions, they are not what's needed for compliance Instead, compliance needs to achieve a tighter coupling and greater transparency with the value chain What Compliance Needs from IT Compliance needs an integrative approach with the value chain not just This also applies to the tools an technologies that are used to support compliance. Negotiating the cultural and architectural differences between compliance and IT is critical for compliance

This is why many companies view compliance, particularly in the form of inspection, as a form of waste Specifically, compliance adds to waiting, unnecessary movements, and to inefficient processes. But is this the best way to think about compliance – as a waste? Meeting compliance expectations creates legitimacy, trust and ultimately customer loyalty. When companies consider compliance as a necessary evil they tend to use mostly inspections and audits

Compliance and Fish Tanks As someone who has now spent years working in compliance, I’ve observed that For compliance to succeed, it must move beyond the fish tank and start doing compliance in the real world This requires that compliance learn two things about fish tanks that also apply to compliance: Compliance How to Navigate Compliance in the Real World So how do we navigate compliance without falling into the Don’t build compliance as a fish tank).

It sounds wise until you work in compliance. Because when compliance engineers make mistakes, people die. Now apply this to compliance. Don't wait for quarterly audits to verify compliance. Compliance needs similar real-time monitoring.

Increasingly standards and regulatory bodies are promoting a holistic approach to compliance. However, many companies still implement compliance programs using an element-by-element approach that occupational safety, regulatory compliance, environment, and so on. In fact, that's the purpose behind compliance programs. This creates a "strong" matrix organization at least with regards to compliance programs.

What about Compliance? When it comes to compliance, training is a big thing. In fact, training for many organizations is seen as the dominate means to achieve compliance apart from Receiving training about compliance while important is ineffective without practicing the skills needed to achieve compliance and that has more to do with keeping promises. You could say (and I do) that the practice of promise keeping is the true work of compliance.

Three Dimensions of Strategic Alignment in Compliance I've spent enough years in regulated industries to see the same pattern everywhere: compliance programs built as add-ons to the business rather than Get this right, and compliance becomes a strategic advantage. Strategic alignment in compliance isn't about organizational charts or reporting structures. compliance from a constraint on value creation into a catalyst for it.

Agile and Lean Startup are examples of system-thinking used in software development but also compliance The Proactive Certainty Program™ learn and use systems-thinking to reach operational and effective compliance

Historically compliance is considered as a means to keep risk at bay. This places compliance programs along side of the value chain with risk reduction as the goal. In a sense, both risk & compliance suffer from too many check boxes and not enough action. However, compliance here does not mean check boxes. That is why we propose using the labels Certainty & Compliance rather than Risk & Compliance .

Compliance is often viewed as a cost of doing business. Moving Compliance to the Performance Zone While compliance is enabled by the productivity zone it is When you view compliance only as a cost you want to spend as little on it as possible. This is now were compliance is at. Compliance is more than a cost or just necessary to obtain a regulatory license.

Navigating the Ethical Tightrope When it comes to AI compliance, companies must walk a fine line between The Role of Regulations Regulatory bodies are increasingly focusing on AI compliance to safeguard the Compliance with regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Ethical AI Building a Sustainable Future As we navigate the complex terrain of AI compliance, it is essential to In conclusion, the path to AI compliance is not free of challenges, but with a steadfast commitment to

understand what your obligations are from which you can then measure effectiveness, performance, and compliance Whether you view compliance as a necessary evil or a necessary good you can still benefit from effective compliance. Consider joining The Proactive Certainty Program™ to take your compliance to the next level.