Description

A focused course, tailored for you

GRC Domain Mastery for Platform Developers

Build compliant GRC workflows with the framework knowledge that makes them audit-ready, not just functional.

A GRC workflow that works perfectly in a demo and fails in an audit is the most expensive kind of rework. The problem is almost never the platform logic, it is the evidence artifacts the workflow produces. Knowing which frameworks require which artifacts at which workflow states is the domain knowledge that separates a functional GRC build from an audit-ready one.

$199 one-time

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

Why this course

ServiceNow GRC developers have complete command of the Now Platform: tables, fields, workflow states, relationships, reporting. The gap is on the other side of the integration: regulatory frameworks describe requirements in terms auditors use, not in terms platform architects use. ISO 27001 says 'risk treatment plan with documented acceptance'. NIST RMF says 'security assessment report'. DORA says 'ICT risk management framework documentation'. None of those translate directly to a platform field name. The developer who bridges that gap builds GRC applications that pass audits on the first cycle. The developer who does not rebuilds the same module after each assessment.

What you walk away with

Design ISO 27001 risk treatment workflows that close Annex A controls with the evidence artifacts auditors actually pull.
Build control libraries that map regulatory requirements to platform controls with traceable parent-child relationships.
Structure SOC 2 and NIST RMF evidence collection so your audit trail survives a 12-month observation window review.
Connect CSM service records to GRC risk items without duplicate workflows or evidence gaps.
Deliver audit-ready GRC deployments with stakeholder-specific reporting that satisfies CISO, risk committee, and auditor views from one data model.

The 12 modules

Module 1. What Auditors Actually Look for in a GRC Workflow

Most GRC builds are designed by developers who read the framework specification, not by people who have sat in audit interviews. This module covers what auditors specifically pull during a SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST assessment: not the workflow diagram, but the evidence artifacts it produces. You will map every major audit question to the specific platform output that answers it, before the first implementation decision is made.

Module 2. Risk Register Design: Fields, Relationships, and Evidence Mapping

A risk register that satisfies an auditor captures seven specific data points beyond risk description and score: owner, inherent rating, control reference, treatment decision, residual rating, acceptance rationale, and review date. This module walks through the data model for each field, the table relationships that make them reportable, and the field-level decisions that determine whether the register closes a control or just documents a risk without audit-grade traceability.

Module 3. Control Library Architecture: Regulatory Controls to Platform Controls

Regulatory frameworks publish controls at varying levels of specificity. ISO 27001 Annex A has 93 controls. NIST 800-53 has over 1,000. Mapping them to a platform control library without losing traceability requires deliberate architecture decisions about parent-child relationships, control inheritance, and applicability scoping. This module covers the data model, the mapping methodology, and the three most common library design mistakes that break auditor reporting downstream.

Module 4. ISO 27001 Risk Treatment Workflows: Annex A Controls and Evidence Artifacts

ISO 27001 risk treatment requires documented evidence of four decisions: which controls apply, why exceptions were accepted, what residual risk remains, and who approved it. This module translates each requirement into workflow states, approval routing, and field-level evidence in the GRC application. You will build the treatment workflow from intake to certification-ready close, with the exact artifacts an ISO 27001 auditor checks at each stage.

Module 5. SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria: Mapping GRC Tables to Audit Evidence

SOC 2 Type II assessments cover evidence from a 12-month observation window, not a single point in time. That means GRC workflows need to produce timestamped, tamper-evident records for CC6, CC7, CC9, and the other criteria relevant to each customer scope. This module maps each Trust Services Criterion to the specific table entries, task completions, and system records that a SOC 2 auditor will sample during the observation period.

Module 6. NIST RMF: System Categorization, Control Selection, and Assessment Evidence

NIST Risk Management Framework implementations require a specific sequence: categorize the system, select controls, implement, assess, authorize, monitor. Each step produces evidence artifacts. In the GRC platform, system categorization lives in the asset record, control selection links to the control library, and assessment findings route through the audit management module. This module covers the data flow for all six RMF steps and the tables that hold evidence at each point.

Module 7. DORA and EU Financial Regulation: ICT Risk and Third-Party Risk Field Coverage

DORA requires financial entities to maintain ICT risk registers, third-party risk assessments, and incident classification records that satisfy the European Banking Authority's reporting templates. This module covers the specific data fields DORA requires, how to structure a third-party risk workflow that maps to the ICT Risk Management Framework chapters, and the evidence artifacts EBA supervisors pull during DORA compliance reviews for GRC platform implementations.

Module 8. CSM Workflows for Compliance-Adjacent Service Requests

Customer-facing service requests often surface compliance events: a customer asks about a data incident, a vendor flags a contract clause, a regulator sends an inquiry. Connecting CSM case records to GRC risk items and incident workflows means compliance teams see the full picture without manual exports. This module covers the integration points, field mappings, and routing logic that links CSM to GRC without duplicate records or audit trail gaps.

Module 9. Audit Management Module Design: Scoping, Sampling, and Finding Workflows

The audit management module handles the most evidence-sensitive part of the GRC process: the formal assessment. Auditors look at scoping decisions, sampling methodology documentation, finding records, and remediation tracking. Finding workflows that allow closure without attached evidence fail audits retrospectively. This module covers the workflow states, mandatory fields, evidence attachment requirements, and escalation routing that produce a defensible audit record from scoping through finding close.

Module 10. Evidence Collection Automation: Attachments, Task States, and Audit Trail Integrity

GRC platforms can collect evidence automatically from integrated systems: configuration snapshots, access review exports, change records. But automated evidence only holds up in an audit if the collection timestamp, source system, and collection method are documented alongside the artifact. This module covers the evidence record schema, the attachment metadata fields auditors look for, and the task state machine that creates an unbroken chain of custody from control test to audit closure.

Module 11. Reporting and Dashboards: What Each Stakeholder Actually Needs

The CISO needs a risk posture trend. The risk committee needs treatment status by residual score. The auditor needs a control-to-evidence mapping exportable to their assessment template. A single dashboard built to serve all three usually serves none. This module covers the data queries, report templates, and scheduled exports for each stakeholder view, built from the same underlying GRC data without creating separate maintenance burdens for each audience.

Module 12. Implementation Sequence and Go-Live Checklist for Audit-Ready Deployments

The order of GRC module activation determines whether the first audit produces usable evidence or a gap list. Risk register before control library before audit management, with data quality checkpoints between each stage. This module covers the recommended implementation sequence, the stakeholder sign-off gates that protect the go-live timeline, the 30-day post-go-live monitoring plan, and the data migration decisions that determine whether historical records are audit-usable on day one.

How this addresses your situation

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

ISO 27001 certification gap assessment returns risk treatment workflow as non-conformant despite correct platform logic.

SOC 2 Type II auditor samples the 12-month observation window and finds evidence records missing treatment decision timestamps.

DORA compliance review flags ICT third-party risk register as lacking EBA reporting template field coverage.

Internal audit discovers CSM incident records are not linked to GRC risk items, requiring manual reconciliation for the quarterly risk report.

What you get with this course

12 text-based modules covering ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST RMF, and DORA evidence requirements for GRC platform developers.
Downloadable templates for risk register design, control library mapping, evidence schemas, and audit management workflows.
Worked examples showing how each regulatory artifact requirement translates to specific platform fields and workflow states.
Hand-built implementation playbook covering the GRC module configuration sequence, data model decisions, and audit-readiness checklist.

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

Course access provisioned within 24 hours of purchase.

Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, covering your specific GRC module configuration.

Module sequence designed to complete in 6-8 focused sessions.

Before and after

Before

Builds technically correct GRC workflows that satisfy the platform specification but return from audit with evidence gaps because the regulatory artifact requirements were not part of the original design.

After

Ships GRC applications where every workflow state produces the specific evidence artifact the relevant framework requires, resulting in audit-ready deployments that close controls without remediation rounds.

What happens if you do not address this

Each remediation cycle after an audit finding costs weeks of rework in the GRC configuration and erodes stakeholder trust in the platform implementation. Framework-by-framework domain knowledge prevents these cycles from starting.

Who it is for

ServiceNow GRC, ITSM, and CSM developers who build compliance workflows for enterprise customers. You understand the Now Platform deeply and can architect complex multi-module implementations. The gap you are solving is the compliance domain layer: what each regulatory framework specifically requires at the evidence level, and how that translates to workflow states and field coverage in the GRC application.

Who this is NOT for. Compliance analysts who work in GRC tools rather than build them. IT Service Management teams focused on incident and change management with no GRC scope. Developers building ITSM or CSM modules for non-regulated industries where audit evidence requirements are minimal.

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. 6-8 focused sessions of 45-60 minutes each, structured to follow the GRC module implementation sequence rather than a generic compliance curriculum order.

Why $199 is the right number

Generic GRC certification programs cover compliance principles for analysts and managers, not platform-specific implementation for developers. Platform vendor training covers the mechanics. This course covers the intersection: what regulatory frameworks require at the evidence level, translated into the specific tables, fields, and workflow states that satisfy auditors.

FAQ

Does this course assume deep platform experience?

Yes. This course covers the regulatory and compliance domain layer, not the platform mechanics. You should already be comfortable building GRC workflows, defining tables and fields, and configuring approval routing. The course adds the framework-specific knowledge that determines whether those workflows produce audit-ready evidence.

Is this specific to any single regulatory framework?

No. The 12 modules cover ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST RMF, and DORA, with structured evidence mapping for each. The underlying methodology applies to any GRC implementation regardless of which frameworks your customers are assessed against.

What is the implementation playbook?

A hand-built companion document covering the implementation sequence, data model decisions, evidence schema, and audit-readiness checklist for each framework covered in the course. Delivered alongside course access within 24 hours.

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.