Description

A focused course, tailored for you

The GRC Developer's Compliance Framework Build

Build audit-ready GRC implementations from DORA to ISO 27001 without guessing what the control record needs to contain.

You know every workflow, business rule, and scoped application pattern in the GRC platform. The gap that stalls your implementations is the compliance layer: what the regulatory document actually requires in the control record, which evidence artifact type the auditor needs to see, and how to configure the indicator threshold so it reflects the framework's risk appetite rather than a default the auditor flags as uncalibrated.

$199 one-time

Tailored to your situation. Access within 24 hours. 30-day money-back.

Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

The sprint starts well. The platform configuration is familiar territory. Then the DORA requirements document lands and the implementation question becomes: which of the 47 ICT risk management requirements is a preventive control, which is detective, which needs automated evidence collection via integration, and which can use a manual attestation? The compliance team says 'make it audit-ready' but cannot tell you which fields the auditor opens first, what an acceptable evidence artifact looks like for DORA Article 9.4, or why the ISO 27001 statement of applicability has to link from the risk record to the control record to the evidence task in a traceable chain. That translation layer is what this course provides.

What you walk away with

Map any regulatory framework's control objectives to GRC platform records with the correct evidence artifact types and indicator definitions.
Configure automated evidence collection tasks that match what auditors require for DORA, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, and SOC 2.
Build control-testing workflows with scoring logic that reflects the framework's risk appetite thresholds, not platform defaults.
Structure IRM dashboards so the board view and the auditor view draw from the same underlying data without manual reconciliation.
Deliver a GRC implementation that survives its first external audit because the control records contain the right fields and evidence from the first sprint.

The 12 modules

Module 1. From Framework Document to Control Record Schema

How to read a regulatory document and extract the fields that belong in a GRC control record before writing any platform configuration. Covers control objective extraction from DORA Article 9, NIST CSF 2.0 category text, ISO 27001 Annex A clause language, and SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria. Introduces the three-field minimum every control record needs before automated evidence collection is configured: objective statement, evidence type, and testing frequency.

Module 2. Evidence Artifact Mapping by Framework

What auditors open when they evaluate a GRC control record differs by framework. DORA examiners want ICT incident logs and third-party contract documentation. ISO 27001 auditors want documented information records and risk treatment decisions. SOC 2 service auditors want point-in-time screenshots and period-of-time log exports. This module maps each major control domain across the four frameworks to its specific evidence artifact types so the evidence task configuration is correct before the first integration is written.

Module 3. Control Objective to Platform Object Translation

How to decide whether a framework control becomes a platform policy statement, control test, risk indicator, attestation task, or integration-triggered evidence record. Covers the decision criteria: automated vs manual evidence, preventive vs detective control type, point-in-time vs continuous monitoring requirement, and exception routing logic. Includes worked examples translating DORA ICT third-party monitoring requirements, ISO 27001 A.8 technical controls, and NIST CSF 2.0 Detect function subcategories into specific platform objects.

Module 4. Risk Indicator Design for Regulatory Thresholds

DORA specifies ICT incident reporting thresholds. NIST CSF 2.0 references implementation tier bands. ISO 27001 requires documented risk acceptance criteria. This module translates those framework-specific thresholds into platform indicator configurations: calculation logic, threshold values, aggregation rules, and the data source mappings that feed the indicator so the dashboard reflects the framework's intent rather than a default value. Includes indicator design patterns for the DORA major ICT incident classification criteria.

Module 5. Automated Evidence Collection Workflow Patterns

Building evidence collection tasks that trigger from platform events such as change record closures, incident resolutions, and vulnerability scan completions, then route to the correct control record with the right evidence status. Covers scheduled attestation sequences, integration-triggered evidence tasks, exception routing for failed collections, and the evidence chain fields that drive control effectiveness scoring. Specific workflow patterns for DORA third-party ICT risk monitoring, ISO 27001 supplier management controls, and SOC 2 CC6 logical access controls.

Module 6. Control Testing Logic and Effectiveness Scoring

How to configure control test definitions so the pass/fail logic reflects what the framework actually requires, not just whether a task was marked complete. Covers NIST CSF 2.0 implementation tier mapping to effectiveness scores, SOC 2 control effectiveness rating patterns, ISO 27001 monitoring and measurement result interpretation, and how to configure aggregate scoring so the compliance posture roll-up is defensible when an auditor pulls the underlying test data and questions the calculation method.

Module 7. Audit Management Integration for External Reviews

How to structure the audit record so an external auditor can navigate the GRC implementation without a guided tour from the developer. Covers audit scope configuration, control-to-engagement linking, evidence package generation, finding management workflow, and the specific control record fields that auditors flag as missing during DORA supervisory examination fieldwork and ISO 27001 certification audit walkthroughs. Includes the evidence chain an auditor follows from the control record back to the source system.

Module 8. DORA Implementation: ICT Risk and Incident Workflow

The full DORA ICT risk management framework requirement set translated into GRC platform objects. Which Articles generate automated control tests, which require manual attestation, how to configure the ICT incident classification workflow to capture the fields required for competent authority reporting, and how to structure the third-party ICT provider monitoring tasks for Article 28 oversight requirements. Includes the DORA-specific fields that supervisory examiners look for in the GRC control library during an on-site review.

Module 9. NIST CSF 2.0 Platform Build

CSF 2.0's six functions mapped to GRC control domains, with category and subcategory decomposition into individual control records. How to configure the implementation tier assessment workflow, map informative references such as CIS Controls v8 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 to evidence artifact types, and build the CSF profile gap analysis that drives the remediation task queue. Covers the Govern function additions in CSF 2.0 that were not in the prior version and require new control record types.

Module 10. ISO 27001 Annex A Full Implementation

Statement of Applicability configuration, Annex A control decomposition into platform records, documented information requirement mapping to evidence artifacts, and management review workflow configuration. How to structure the risk treatment plan so it links from the risk record to the control record to the evidence task in a chain the certification auditor can follow. Covers the restructuring from 114 to 93 controls and the new control categories that require evidence collection patterns not present in older implementations.

Module 11. SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria Build

TSC mapping to GRC control domains, CC and additional criteria decomposition, point-in-time vs period-of-time control evidence configuration, and the service auditor's evidence request workflow. How to configure monitoring period settings so automated evidence collection aligns with the SOC 2 examination period, structure control ownership so the management assertion is clearly traceable in the platform record, and handle the overlap between CC6 and availability criteria without duplicate control records.

Module 12. Keeping the GRC Implementation Audit-Ready Between Reviews

The ongoing maintenance patterns that prevent a GRC implementation from decaying between external audits: evidence expiry workflows, control owner reassignment handling, framework update propagation for DORA delegated acts and NIST CSF profile revisions, and the quarterly review cycle that surfaces stale controls before the auditor does. How to configure the platform's review scheduling so the GRC developer is not manually chasing control owners two weeks before the audit window opens and the implementation stays current without a full rebuild each cycle.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

DORA implementation request with a sprint deadline: start with Module 1 for control schema, then Module 8 for DORA-specific patterns, then Module 5 for evidence collection workflow.

New ISO 27001 certification build from scratch: Modules 1, 3, and 10 in sequence, then Module 7 for audit management integration.

Auditor flagging missing evidence artifacts in an existing GRC build: Module 2 for artifact mapping, then Module 6 for testing logic, then Module 7 for the audit record structure.

Board dashboard not reflecting framework risk appetite correctly: Module 4 for indicator design, then Module 6 for scoring logic review.

What you get with this course

12 text-based modules with downloadable control mapping templates for DORA, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, and SOC 2.
Evidence artifact type reference tables for each framework's major control domains.
Risk indicator configuration worksheets with threshold calculation guidance.
Hand-built implementation playbook specific to your current framework build, delivered alongside course access.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.

Before and after

Before

Receiving a new framework implementation request and spending days reading the regulatory document, asking the compliance team what each requirement means for the platform build, guessing at evidence artifact types, and shipping a GRC structure that gets flagged during the first audit walkthrough.

After

Opening a new framework request, pulling the control decomposition and evidence artifact mapping from the course reference, configuring the evidence tasks correctly from the first sprint, and handing the auditor a GRC instance with the right fields already populated and traceable.

What happens if you do not address this

Delivering a GRC implementation that passes acceptance testing but fails the first external audit because the evidence artifacts do not match what the auditor requires for the specific framework. Rework under audit-window time pressure, with the compliance team and the auditor both waiting, costs significantly more than building the compliance layer correctly from the beginning.

Who it is for

GRC or IRM platform developer with strong platform configuration skills: workflows, business rules, scripted integrations, scoped applications. Currently implementing regulatory frameworks for internal compliance programs or external customers and regularly asked to translate framework requirements into working platform objects. May have a computer science or software engineering background with GRC as the specialist vertical.

Who this is NOT for. Platform administrators who configure existing content without writing business logic. Risk or compliance analysts who do not build or configure GRC platform objects. Developers working outside the GRC or IRM module scope.

How it arrives

Text-based course in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every module, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.

Time investment. Approximately 8 hours of focused reading across 12 modules. Implementation time varies by framework scope and existing platform configuration.

Why $199 is the right number

A regulatory consultant charges day rates to translate framework requirements into a document that still needs to be built into the platform by the developer. This course gives the compliance translation layer and the implementation templates to the developer who does the build, at $199.

FAQ

Is this course specific to one GRC platform?

The course focuses on the compliance layer: control objectives, evidence artifact types, indicator thresholds, and audit record structures. These translate to any major GRC platform. The platform mechanics you bring to the course. The compliance substance the framework requires is what the course adds.

Which frameworks are covered in depth?

DORA, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001 (current edition), and SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria. Each framework has its own module with implementation-specific patterns. The control mapping and evidence artifact frameworks are designed to extend to adjacent frameworks in the same family.

Do I need a compliance background or just platform experience?

Platform experience is sufficient. Module 1 starts from the regulatory document and builds the compliance layer from first principles, so a developer with no prior compliance background can follow the implementation logic from control objective to audit-ready record.

What format is the implementation playbook in?

The playbook is hand-built for your specific implementation context and delivered as a structured document with pre-populated control mapping tables, evidence artifact checklists, and indicator configuration worksheets for the frameworks relevant to your current build.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.