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A Systems Roadmap for API RP 1173
API RP 1173 provides a framework for companies to evaluate their safety systems and processes to more effectively buy down risk and...
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The Two Towers of Safety: Be Safe, Act Safe
When it comes to safety there are two schools of thought. The oldest one is focused on behavior and its by-line is, "Act Safe." This is...
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Problems Are Our Friends
Back when I was in high school I had a teacher that would always say, "problems are our friend." At the time I didn't get it, probably...
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Minimal Viable Performance (MVP)
Outcomes are the effects of capabilities which means that you if you want to advance your outcomes you need to advance your capabilities....
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Capabilities Maturity Model for Compliance
Increasingly, we have observed that regulatory and standards bodies are expecting companies to use capability maturity models to improve...
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Improving Management Systems
Almost all compliance initiatives depend on management systems to ensure obligations are met. This applies to safety, quality,...
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Regulatory Compliance Not Enough
In a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal they stated that the general duty clause in the Occupational Health and Safety Act,...
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Emergent Uncertainty
As systems improve we expect that the certainty of meeting objectives increases. Instead, what often happens is that systems become more...
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Digital Transformation - Exploiting the Power of Digital Technology
Over the last several decades companies have invested in paper-on-glass solutions as part of their digital progression. However, what...
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Continuous Improvement Objectives
Companies of all sizes need: Processes to repeatedly execute steps in the creation of value Systems to ensure the consistent following of...
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Proactive GRC
GRC is an acronym used to describe three functions: governance, risk, and compliance. The use of GRC originated from the management...
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Leading Health Systems Innovation
Like other sectors, health care also requires innovation. Current models are based on a reactive and transactional approach to how health...
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Implement Programs and Systems
The documented organization is at best a rough facsimile for the actual organization. There is always a gap between what is expressed in...
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Compliance Capabilities
Compliance is often organized into isolated functions that are separate from the production management structure. However, we know that...
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Compliance Chain Analysis
Harvard Business School's Michael E. Porter introduced the concept of a value chain in his book, " Competitive Advantage: Creating and...
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Ethical Compliance
Technology is advancing faster and further than our ability to keep up with the ethical implications. This applies also to the systems using
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Operational Risk: Where do risks come from?
Risk-based thinking is at the center of recent changes to compliance standards, guidelines, and regulations. One of the areas where...
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Moving Compliance to the Performance Zone
Compliance is often viewed as a cost of doing business. However, instead of viewing compliance only as an expense and something to...
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Why You Need a Compliance Architect
In a world of competing and overlapping compliance demands, siloed departments, and numerous stakeholders the role of an architect is...
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Compliance Process Modeling
Process modeling is necessary to design, implement, and improve compliance. Many of the techniques and approaches used today are based on...
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Managing Compliance Obligations
It is common for companies these days to have several programs to manage both mandatory requirements and voluntary commitments in...
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Where to Make Compliance Improvements
Compliance programs, systems, and processes are often used interchangeably when referring to improvements. However, there are important...
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