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

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

When my children were younger we would regularly go on road trips to visit family. Five minutes after leaving the house they would start...

Cost reduction programs while sometimes necessary all too often end up removing value and expose companies to unnecessary risk. Deferring...

"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...

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

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...

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

Process modeling is necessary to design, implement, and improve compliance. Many of the techniques and approaches used today are based on...

It is common for companies these days to have several programs to manage both mandatory requirements and voluntary commitments in...

LEAN approaches have been used across many industries for decades with great success. However, there are some industries were using LEAN...

Compliance programs, systems, and processes are often used interchangeably when referring to improvements. However, there are important...

Changes to safety-critical positions in regulated industries must follow a process to manage risks associated with transitioning a new...

In a previous blog, I outlined 5 threats to compliance. In this blog, I will look at how to address them. At first glance, it may seem...

Meeting compliance is critical to those that work in highly regulated industries and specifically to those that are responsible for...

Many organizations are required to have a Management of Change (MOC) procedure to manage risks introduced by planned changes to assets,...

Business processes require information to produce the desired outcomes. This information comes in various forms and is used in a variety...

In a world that values specialists, individual workmanship and personal accountability the LEAN culture can seem foreign, threatening and...

Process safety refers to a systematic approach within industries to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of hazardous incidents and...

Keeping people, processes, and the environment safe during facility changes is important to most companies and is a central part of every...

Continuous improvement is important and necessary to maintain sustainable programs. However, all too often, the pursuit of improvements...

Maintaining a facility, pipeline, or process is essential to operate safely. A key component of this is to choose the right maintenance...