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capability which serves as a defense against the effects of uncertainty in support of existing risk & compliance standards similar to quality, safety and environmental objectives or should it be added to existing risk & compliance

Many companies apply linear thinking and steps when attempting to improve their risk and compliance systems following essential operational processes that work together as a whole to achieve, sustain, and advance compliance

That is why compliance programs include a risk-based process for managing planned changes. Although MOC processes may look different based on the industry or compliance system involved, the purpose However, a common sentiment is that compliance is getting in the way of product or process innovation

improvements to productivity (margin, throughput, costs, waste, etc.) as well as better outcomes for compliance

For example, achieving safety compliance creates benefits that are shared across an organization. avoid a cascading or propagation of risk similar strategies should be used to avoid weaknesses in the compliance The DOE guidelines provide a robust framework for managing project risk that can be applied to compliance

risk management in various industries, including safety, security, sustainability, quality and other compliance

checklists to drive activity Redoing assessments and verifying drawings Audit afterwards to confirm compliance

Compliance functions tend to be lightly resourced and often overwhelmed doing the best they can to help In the pursuit of compliance improvement we often run into a dichotomy (false or otherwise) between simple However, when it comes to compliance doing less maybe simpler, but rarely is it effective, at least when compliance objectives (ex. Compliance objectives require the creation of their own value streams.

distracted driving" has similarities with how some companies contend with the risks associated with compliance Even for them it does not need to be this way – they can choose to be more proactive with their compliance

In the following examples, folks thought that everything was on-schedule, on-target, on-plan, in-compliance

each indicator from various sources such as performance reports, risk assessments, incident logs, and compliance

Compliance programs buy down risk to ensure outcomes are achieved. That is why we have quality, safety, security, environmental and regulatory compliance programs and why #ComplianceInsights #RiskbasedThinking