Category Archives: Sarbanes-Oxley

New Years Resolution Number 7 for GRC Professionals: Prepare for GRC convergence

 Ask a dozen people what GRC convergence is and you will get at least 20 responses. Here is a working definition for the purpose of this blog: GRC convergence means a “general ledger” for all information about the status of all risks … Continue reading

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New Years Resolution Number 6 for GRC Professionals: Embrace technology

 Surveys consistently show that GRC professionals are slow adopters of enterprise technology. Spreadsheets, in spite of their limitations and risks, abound in the worlds of auditing and SOX. Compliance professionals may be even slower in implementing enterprise technology. Risk management professionals have … Continue reading

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New Years Resolution Number 5 for GRC Professionals: Update and sharpen your tools

There is a saying that you can tell a lot about a workman by looking at the tools they use. That applies to professionals as well. It applies to GRC professionals in particular. The use of tools among GRC professionals … Continue reading

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