Mastering Governance Risk and Compliance GRC A Complete Guide with Practical Tools for Immediate Impact
You’re not behind. You’re overwhelmed. Regulatory landscapes shift overnight. Audits loom. Stakeholders demand visibility. And yet, you’re expected to lead with confidence-even when the framework feels like it's written in legal code no one truly understands. Compliance isn’t your only job. It’s not even your primary one. You're expected to drive strategy, manage risk, and align teams across departments-all while avoiding missteps that could cost the company millions. One missed control. One overlooked policy gap. One delayed assessment. Each could trigger cascading consequences. That ends today. Welcome to Mastering Governance Risk and Compliance GRC A Complete Guide with Practical Tools for Immediate Impact-the only program designed to turn complexity into clarity, confusion into control, and pressure into professional momentum. This is not theory. Within days, you'll transition from reacting to leading. From collecting spreadsheets to commanding board-ready reports. From fragmented checklists to an integrated GRC framework that scales with organisational growth. One recent learner, Maria T., Senior Risk Analyst at a global fintech, implemented the assessment matrix tool from Module 3 and reduced her audit preparation timeline by 68%. She presented the results to her CRO-with confidence. This course delivers a step-by-step roadmap to go from overwhelmed to in control. Build your own custom GRC framework, align it with industry standards like ISO 27001 and COSO, and deploy actionable tools that generate visibility and trust across departments. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Self-Paced, On-Demand Mastery with Lifetime Access
Designed for busy professionals, this course is fully self-paced with immediate online access. Begin the moment you enroll and progress through the material on your terms-no fixed dates, no scheduled sessions, no time conflicts. Most learners complete the full program in 4 to 6 weeks with just 60–90 minutes per week. Many achieve first impact within 72 hours of starting, applying quick-win templates like risk register blueprints or policy gap analysis checklists. You receive lifetime access to all course materials. This includes every update, revision, and new tool addition-at no extra cost. As regulations evolve and frameworks advance, your knowledge stays current. Access your content anytime, from any device. Our mobile-friendly platform ensures you can review a control decision tree on the train, refine your compliance calendar between meetings, or download templates mid-flight with offline capability. Full Support, Real Guidance, No Guesswork
Every module includes direct instructor insights, expert commentary, and real-world implementation guidance. Submit questions through the secure learning portal and receive detailed, personalised responses within 48 business hours. You are not left to figure it out alone. Each framework is broken down into executable steps. Each tool is annotated for context, and common pitfalls are flagged with mitigation strategies-because real GRC work happens in the details. Gain a Globally Recognised Certificate of Completion
Upon finishing the course, you earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service. This credential is trusted by professionals in over 120 countries and recognised by employers for its rigor, practicality, and depth. The certificate validates your mastery of GRC fundamentals, your ability to implement frameworks, and your readiness to lead compliance initiatives with measurable outcomes. It’s shareable on LinkedIn, embeddable in your email signature, and designed to open doors. Zero-Risk Enrollment: Satisfied or Refunded
We guarantee your satisfaction. If this course doesn’t meet your expectations, contact support within 30 days of enrollment and receive a full refund-no questions asked, no forms, no friction. This isn’t just a promise. It’s our commitment to delivering exceptional value. We know you’ll finish with clarity, tools, and confidence-because thousands of professionals have done exactly that. Transparent Pricing, No Hidden Fees
The stated price is the only price. There are no subscription traps, no renewal charges, and no upsells. What you see is exactly what you get: one payment, lifetime access, full curriculum, and full support. We accept all major payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal-secure at the point of transaction with bank-level encryption. What Happens After You Enroll?
After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Your access details will be sent separately once the course materials are fully configured for your account. This ensures a smooth, error-free learning environment from day one. This Works Even If...
- You have no formal GRC training
- You’ve been “thrown into” compliance without a roadmap
- You work in a highly regulated sector like finance, healthcare, or energy
- You’re translating global standards into local policies
- You’re not in a dedicated compliance role-but ownership landed on your desk
Our learners include internal auditors, operations managers, IT security leads, legal advisors, ESG coordinators, risk officers, and even project managers asked to “ensure compliance” without training. This course is built for real professionals in real roles-where flexibility, precision, and speed matter. Don’t take our word for it. “I was asked to lead our SOC 2 readiness initiative with zero background. After Module 5, I built a control mapping table from scratch, presented it to our external auditor-and they approved 94% of our controls on the first pass.” -Daniel R., IT Operations Lead, SaaS Company
This course works because it’s not about memorisation. It’s about application. It’s about turning abstract requirements into repeatable, auditable, defensible processes. Risk is reduced. Clarity is achieved. Your value is visible. You’re not just learning GRC. You’re mastering it-with tools, templates, and techniques you’ll use for years.
Module 1: Foundations of Modern GRC – Principles, Scope, and Strategic Alignment - Defining Governance, Risk, and Compliance in today’s organisational context
- Understanding the evolution of GRC from siloed functions to integrated management
- Core components of a successful GRC program: governance, risk management, compliance, assurance
- Mapping organisational objectives to GRC outcomes
- The cost of non-compliance: financial, reputational, operational impacts
- How GRC enables strategic agility rather than just risk avoidance
- Identifying key stakeholders: board, executives, auditors, legal, operations
- Differentiating GRC from quality management, ESG, and internal audit
- Establishing GRC maturity models: from reactive to predictive
- Conducting a GRC readiness assessment for your department or enterprise
Module 2: Regulatory Frameworks and Compliance Landscapes – Global and Sector-Specific - Overview of major regulatory standards: GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, CCPA, PCI DSS
- ISO standards relevant to GRC: ISO 31000, ISO 27001, ISO 19600
- COSO ERM Framework: structure, components, application
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework and its role in risk governance
- Understanding sector-specific compliance needs: finance, healthcare, energy, tech
- Managing overlapping regulations across jurisdictions
- Keeping up with regulatory change: monitoring tools and update cycles
- Compliance mapping: aligning one control to multiple regulation requirements
- Differentiating mandatory vs. best practice compliance obligations
- How to build a compliance obligation register
Module 3: Risk Identification, Assessment, and Prioritisation - Defining risk appetite and risk tolerance for your organisation
- Top-down vs. bottom-up risk identification techniques
- Using SWOT, PESTEL, and scenario analysis for strategic risk spotting
- Classifying risks: operational, strategic, financial, compliance, reputational
- Building a risk taxonomy tailored to your business
- Conducting risk workshops with cross-functional teams
- Qualitative vs. quantitative risk assessment methods
- Likelihood and impact scoring matrices
- Automated risk scoring: principles and implementation
- Risk heat mapping for visual decision making
- Identifying emerging risks: cyber threats, geopolitical shifts, AI ethics
- Third-party and supply chain risk assessment protocols
- Using bowtie analysis for high-impact risk modelling
- Prioritising risks using cost-benefit and effort-impact analysis
- Risk register structure and maintenance best practices
Module 4: Control Design, Implementation, and Testing - Defining what makes a control effective, measurable, and auditable
- Preventive, detective, and corrective control types
- Designing controls aligned to specific risks
- Control ownership: assigning accountability and escalation paths
- Documenting controls in a central repository
- Control testing frequency and methodology
- Walkthroughs, sampling, and observation techniques
- Using control effectiveness dashboards
- Identifying and remediating control deficiencies
- Segregation of duties (SoD) analysis and conflict detection
- Automated controls in ERP and GRC platforms
- Change management for control updates
- Control rationalisation: eliminating redundancy
- Making controls user-friendly for process owners
- Embedding controls into daily operations
Module 5: Policy Development, Communication, and Enforcement - Structuring policies for clarity, consistency, and compliance
- Policy lifecycle: draft, review, approve, publish, retire
- Aligning policies with organisational culture and tone from the top
- Using policy templates for speed and consistency
- Version control and audit trails for policy changes
- Policy distribution strategies: intranet, email, learning portals
- Ensuring policy awareness and attestation
- Policy exception management and approvals
- Linking policies to training, controls, and risk assessments
- Conducting policy effectiveness reviews
- Avoiding policy overload: focusing on critical obligations
- Drafting acceptable use, data handling, and code of conduct policies
- Handling regulatory policy updates with minimal disruption
- Policy governance committee roles and responsibilities
- Using policy management software features
Module 6: GRC Framework Integration and Automation - Selecting the right GRC framework: custom vs. standardised
- Balancing flexibility with auditability
- Integrating GRC with existing ERP, CRM, and HR systems
- APIs and data connectors for real-time risk monitoring
- Choosing between on-premise and cloud GRC solutions
- Vendor evaluation checklist for GRC platforms
- Data governance in GRC: accuracy, timeliness, access
- Automating risk assessments and control monitoring
- Scheduling recurring compliance tasks and alerts
- Dashboard design for executive and operational reporting
- Using workflow automation for approvals and remediation
- Configuring role-based access for GRC systems
- Single source of truth: eliminating data silos
- Real-time risk visibility and exception reporting
- GRC integration success metrics
Module 7: Audit Preparation, Evidence Collection, and Reporting - Understanding the audit lifecycle: planning, fieldwork, reporting, follow-up
- Preparing for internal, external, and regulatory audits
- Building an audit-ready evidence repository
- Documenting control operating effectiveness
- Using checklists for audit readiness
- Conducting mock audits and gap assessments
- Responding to auditor inquiries with precision
- Handling findings and non-conformances professionally
- Corrective action plans: structure, timelines, ownership
- Tracking remediation to closure
- Reporting to the board: executive summaries and KPIs
- Designing management review presentations
- Balance scorecards for GRC performance
- Real-time dashboards for audit tracking
- Using data visualisation for impact
Module 8: Continuous Monitoring and GRC Maturity Advancement - From periodic checks to continuous monitoring
- Key risk indicators (KRIs) vs. key control indicators (KCIs)
- Setting thresholds and escalation triggers
- Using logs, alerts, and anomaly detection
- Integrating with SIEM and SOAR platforms
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Building a culture of ongoing compliance
- Quarterly GRC health checks
- Updating risk assessments with new data
- Conducting post-incident reviews and lessons learned
- Improving GRC maturity using CMMI or similar models
- Measuring GRC program ROI
- Identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Planning for future regulatory changes
Module 9: Third-Party Risk Management and Vendor Due Diligence - Classifying third parties by risk level
- Supplier onboarding risk assessments
- Questionnaire design for vendor risk screening
- Reviewing SOC 2, ISO 27001, and penetration test reports
- Contractual obligations: SLAs, indemnities, audit rights
- Ongoing monitoring of vendor performance and control posture
- Conducting on-site and remote vendor audits
- Managing fourth-party and sub-processor risks
- Vendor offboarding and data deletion protocols
- Centralised third-party risk register
- Escalation paths for vendor non-compliance
- Mapping vendor risks to organisational objectives
- Using vendor risk scoring models
- Automating vendor review cycles
- Outsourcing compliance oversight: when and how
Module 10: Crisis Response, Incident Management, and Post-Breach Governance - Building an incident response plan aligned with GRC
- Roles and responsibilities during a crisis
- Legal and regulatory reporting obligations post-incident
- Containment, investigation, and remediation protocols
- Communication strategy: internal, external, media
- Engaging legal, PR, and forensic teams
- Documenting incident timelines and decisions
- Regulatory notifications: timing and content
- Board reporting during and after a crisis
- Conducting blameless post-mortems
- Updating risk assessments and controls post-incident
- Rebuilding stakeholder trust through transparency
- Insurance claims and liability management
- Testing response plans with tabletop exercises
- Building organisational resilience
Module 11: ESG, Ethics, and Governance in the Modern Enterprise - Integrating ESG goals into GRC frameworks
- Measuring and reporting on environmental compliance
- Board oversight of ESG performance
- Linking ethics policies to enforcement mechanisms
- Whistleblower programs and anonymous reporting channels
- Anti-bribery and corruption controls (FCPA, UK Bribery Act)
- Human rights due diligence in supply chains
- DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) as a governance priority
- Reporting on social impact and community investment
- Aligning sustainability goals with risk management
- Using ESG frameworks: SASB, TCFD, GRI
- Preparing for mandatory ESG disclosures
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Managing greenwashing risks
- Board-level ESG metrics and dashboards
Module 12: Practical Tools and Templates for Immediate Impact - Risk register template with automated scoring
- Control mapping matrix for multi-regulation compliance
- Policy gap analysis checklist
- Compliance calendar with deadlines and ownership
- Stakeholder engagement matrix
- Risk appetite statement template
- Board reporting pack: executive summary, KPIs, risks
- Third-party risk assessment questionnaire
- Incident response playbook
- Audit readiness checklist
- Control testing workpaper templates
- Remediation tracking log
- GRC maturity assessment tool
- Monthly GRC dashboard for management
- Governance meeting agenda and minutes templates
- Change control log for policy and process updates
- Training completion tracker for compliance attestation
- Issue escalation flowchart
- Data classification schema
- Access review certification form
- Vulnerability management integration guide
- Risk heat map generator
- Compliance obligation tracker
- RACI chart for GRC responsibilities
- Policy lifecycle management spreadsheet
Module 13: Capstone Project – Build Your Organisation’s GRC Framework - Define scope: enterprise-wide or divisional focus
- Conduct a current state assessment
- Identify key regulations and standards applicable
- Map existing controls to compliance obligations
- Identify critical gaps and high-risk areas
- Design a custom control framework
- Develop policy outlines for top risks
- Create a 90-day action plan for implementation
- Build a board-ready presentation
- Integrate tools from the course into your framework
- Measure success with KPIs and milestones
- Establish ownership and accountability
- Plan for continuous monitoring and review
- Document assumptions, constraints, and dependencies
- Submit for expert feedback and refinement
Module 14: Certification and Career Advancement in GRC - Preparing your Certificate of Completion submission
- How The Art of Service verifies achievement
- Issuance, download, and sharing options for your certificate
- Adding credentials to LinkedIn, resume, and email signature
- Bridging to advanced certifications: CRISC, CISA, CGEIT
- Career paths in GRC: analyst, officer, director, CRO
- Salary benchmarks and demand by region and sector
- Building a personal brand in governance and compliance
- Speaking at conferences, publishing articles, contributing to standards
- Networking with GRC professionals and associations
- Mentorship and continuous learning pathways
- Negotiating GRC budget and resources using ROI case studies
- Transitioning from technical to strategic roles
- Leading GRC transformation initiatives
- Using your project as a portfolio piece
- Defining Governance, Risk, and Compliance in today’s organisational context
- Understanding the evolution of GRC from siloed functions to integrated management
- Core components of a successful GRC program: governance, risk management, compliance, assurance
- Mapping organisational objectives to GRC outcomes
- The cost of non-compliance: financial, reputational, operational impacts
- How GRC enables strategic agility rather than just risk avoidance
- Identifying key stakeholders: board, executives, auditors, legal, operations
- Differentiating GRC from quality management, ESG, and internal audit
- Establishing GRC maturity models: from reactive to predictive
- Conducting a GRC readiness assessment for your department or enterprise
Module 2: Regulatory Frameworks and Compliance Landscapes – Global and Sector-Specific - Overview of major regulatory standards: GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, CCPA, PCI DSS
- ISO standards relevant to GRC: ISO 31000, ISO 27001, ISO 19600
- COSO ERM Framework: structure, components, application
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework and its role in risk governance
- Understanding sector-specific compliance needs: finance, healthcare, energy, tech
- Managing overlapping regulations across jurisdictions
- Keeping up with regulatory change: monitoring tools and update cycles
- Compliance mapping: aligning one control to multiple regulation requirements
- Differentiating mandatory vs. best practice compliance obligations
- How to build a compliance obligation register
Module 3: Risk Identification, Assessment, and Prioritisation - Defining risk appetite and risk tolerance for your organisation
- Top-down vs. bottom-up risk identification techniques
- Using SWOT, PESTEL, and scenario analysis for strategic risk spotting
- Classifying risks: operational, strategic, financial, compliance, reputational
- Building a risk taxonomy tailored to your business
- Conducting risk workshops with cross-functional teams
- Qualitative vs. quantitative risk assessment methods
- Likelihood and impact scoring matrices
- Automated risk scoring: principles and implementation
- Risk heat mapping for visual decision making
- Identifying emerging risks: cyber threats, geopolitical shifts, AI ethics
- Third-party and supply chain risk assessment protocols
- Using bowtie analysis for high-impact risk modelling
- Prioritising risks using cost-benefit and effort-impact analysis
- Risk register structure and maintenance best practices
Module 4: Control Design, Implementation, and Testing - Defining what makes a control effective, measurable, and auditable
- Preventive, detective, and corrective control types
- Designing controls aligned to specific risks
- Control ownership: assigning accountability and escalation paths
- Documenting controls in a central repository
- Control testing frequency and methodology
- Walkthroughs, sampling, and observation techniques
- Using control effectiveness dashboards
- Identifying and remediating control deficiencies
- Segregation of duties (SoD) analysis and conflict detection
- Automated controls in ERP and GRC platforms
- Change management for control updates
- Control rationalisation: eliminating redundancy
- Making controls user-friendly for process owners
- Embedding controls into daily operations
Module 5: Policy Development, Communication, and Enforcement - Structuring policies for clarity, consistency, and compliance
- Policy lifecycle: draft, review, approve, publish, retire
- Aligning policies with organisational culture and tone from the top
- Using policy templates for speed and consistency
- Version control and audit trails for policy changes
- Policy distribution strategies: intranet, email, learning portals
- Ensuring policy awareness and attestation
- Policy exception management and approvals
- Linking policies to training, controls, and risk assessments
- Conducting policy effectiveness reviews
- Avoiding policy overload: focusing on critical obligations
- Drafting acceptable use, data handling, and code of conduct policies
- Handling regulatory policy updates with minimal disruption
- Policy governance committee roles and responsibilities
- Using policy management software features
Module 6: GRC Framework Integration and Automation - Selecting the right GRC framework: custom vs. standardised
- Balancing flexibility with auditability
- Integrating GRC with existing ERP, CRM, and HR systems
- APIs and data connectors for real-time risk monitoring
- Choosing between on-premise and cloud GRC solutions
- Vendor evaluation checklist for GRC platforms
- Data governance in GRC: accuracy, timeliness, access
- Automating risk assessments and control monitoring
- Scheduling recurring compliance tasks and alerts
- Dashboard design for executive and operational reporting
- Using workflow automation for approvals and remediation
- Configuring role-based access for GRC systems
- Single source of truth: eliminating data silos
- Real-time risk visibility and exception reporting
- GRC integration success metrics
Module 7: Audit Preparation, Evidence Collection, and Reporting - Understanding the audit lifecycle: planning, fieldwork, reporting, follow-up
- Preparing for internal, external, and regulatory audits
- Building an audit-ready evidence repository
- Documenting control operating effectiveness
- Using checklists for audit readiness
- Conducting mock audits and gap assessments
- Responding to auditor inquiries with precision
- Handling findings and non-conformances professionally
- Corrective action plans: structure, timelines, ownership
- Tracking remediation to closure
- Reporting to the board: executive summaries and KPIs
- Designing management review presentations
- Balance scorecards for GRC performance
- Real-time dashboards for audit tracking
- Using data visualisation for impact
Module 8: Continuous Monitoring and GRC Maturity Advancement - From periodic checks to continuous monitoring
- Key risk indicators (KRIs) vs. key control indicators (KCIs)
- Setting thresholds and escalation triggers
- Using logs, alerts, and anomaly detection
- Integrating with SIEM and SOAR platforms
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Building a culture of ongoing compliance
- Quarterly GRC health checks
- Updating risk assessments with new data
- Conducting post-incident reviews and lessons learned
- Improving GRC maturity using CMMI or similar models
- Measuring GRC program ROI
- Identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Planning for future regulatory changes
Module 9: Third-Party Risk Management and Vendor Due Diligence - Classifying third parties by risk level
- Supplier onboarding risk assessments
- Questionnaire design for vendor risk screening
- Reviewing SOC 2, ISO 27001, and penetration test reports
- Contractual obligations: SLAs, indemnities, audit rights
- Ongoing monitoring of vendor performance and control posture
- Conducting on-site and remote vendor audits
- Managing fourth-party and sub-processor risks
- Vendor offboarding and data deletion protocols
- Centralised third-party risk register
- Escalation paths for vendor non-compliance
- Mapping vendor risks to organisational objectives
- Using vendor risk scoring models
- Automating vendor review cycles
- Outsourcing compliance oversight: when and how
Module 10: Crisis Response, Incident Management, and Post-Breach Governance - Building an incident response plan aligned with GRC
- Roles and responsibilities during a crisis
- Legal and regulatory reporting obligations post-incident
- Containment, investigation, and remediation protocols
- Communication strategy: internal, external, media
- Engaging legal, PR, and forensic teams
- Documenting incident timelines and decisions
- Regulatory notifications: timing and content
- Board reporting during and after a crisis
- Conducting blameless post-mortems
- Updating risk assessments and controls post-incident
- Rebuilding stakeholder trust through transparency
- Insurance claims and liability management
- Testing response plans with tabletop exercises
- Building organisational resilience
Module 11: ESG, Ethics, and Governance in the Modern Enterprise - Integrating ESG goals into GRC frameworks
- Measuring and reporting on environmental compliance
- Board oversight of ESG performance
- Linking ethics policies to enforcement mechanisms
- Whistleblower programs and anonymous reporting channels
- Anti-bribery and corruption controls (FCPA, UK Bribery Act)
- Human rights due diligence in supply chains
- DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) as a governance priority
- Reporting on social impact and community investment
- Aligning sustainability goals with risk management
- Using ESG frameworks: SASB, TCFD, GRI
- Preparing for mandatory ESG disclosures
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Managing greenwashing risks
- Board-level ESG metrics and dashboards
Module 12: Practical Tools and Templates for Immediate Impact - Risk register template with automated scoring
- Control mapping matrix for multi-regulation compliance
- Policy gap analysis checklist
- Compliance calendar with deadlines and ownership
- Stakeholder engagement matrix
- Risk appetite statement template
- Board reporting pack: executive summary, KPIs, risks
- Third-party risk assessment questionnaire
- Incident response playbook
- Audit readiness checklist
- Control testing workpaper templates
- Remediation tracking log
- GRC maturity assessment tool
- Monthly GRC dashboard for management
- Governance meeting agenda and minutes templates
- Change control log for policy and process updates
- Training completion tracker for compliance attestation
- Issue escalation flowchart
- Data classification schema
- Access review certification form
- Vulnerability management integration guide
- Risk heat map generator
- Compliance obligation tracker
- RACI chart for GRC responsibilities
- Policy lifecycle management spreadsheet
Module 13: Capstone Project – Build Your Organisation’s GRC Framework - Define scope: enterprise-wide or divisional focus
- Conduct a current state assessment
- Identify key regulations and standards applicable
- Map existing controls to compliance obligations
- Identify critical gaps and high-risk areas
- Design a custom control framework
- Develop policy outlines for top risks
- Create a 90-day action plan for implementation
- Build a board-ready presentation
- Integrate tools from the course into your framework
- Measure success with KPIs and milestones
- Establish ownership and accountability
- Plan for continuous monitoring and review
- Document assumptions, constraints, and dependencies
- Submit for expert feedback and refinement
Module 14: Certification and Career Advancement in GRC - Preparing your Certificate of Completion submission
- How The Art of Service verifies achievement
- Issuance, download, and sharing options for your certificate
- Adding credentials to LinkedIn, resume, and email signature
- Bridging to advanced certifications: CRISC, CISA, CGEIT
- Career paths in GRC: analyst, officer, director, CRO
- Salary benchmarks and demand by region and sector
- Building a personal brand in governance and compliance
- Speaking at conferences, publishing articles, contributing to standards
- Networking with GRC professionals and associations
- Mentorship and continuous learning pathways
- Negotiating GRC budget and resources using ROI case studies
- Transitioning from technical to strategic roles
- Leading GRC transformation initiatives
- Using your project as a portfolio piece
- Defining risk appetite and risk tolerance for your organisation
- Top-down vs. bottom-up risk identification techniques
- Using SWOT, PESTEL, and scenario analysis for strategic risk spotting
- Classifying risks: operational, strategic, financial, compliance, reputational
- Building a risk taxonomy tailored to your business
- Conducting risk workshops with cross-functional teams
- Qualitative vs. quantitative risk assessment methods
- Likelihood and impact scoring matrices
- Automated risk scoring: principles and implementation
- Risk heat mapping for visual decision making
- Identifying emerging risks: cyber threats, geopolitical shifts, AI ethics
- Third-party and supply chain risk assessment protocols
- Using bowtie analysis for high-impact risk modelling
- Prioritising risks using cost-benefit and effort-impact analysis
- Risk register structure and maintenance best practices
Module 4: Control Design, Implementation, and Testing - Defining what makes a control effective, measurable, and auditable
- Preventive, detective, and corrective control types
- Designing controls aligned to specific risks
- Control ownership: assigning accountability and escalation paths
- Documenting controls in a central repository
- Control testing frequency and methodology
- Walkthroughs, sampling, and observation techniques
- Using control effectiveness dashboards
- Identifying and remediating control deficiencies
- Segregation of duties (SoD) analysis and conflict detection
- Automated controls in ERP and GRC platforms
- Change management for control updates
- Control rationalisation: eliminating redundancy
- Making controls user-friendly for process owners
- Embedding controls into daily operations
Module 5: Policy Development, Communication, and Enforcement - Structuring policies for clarity, consistency, and compliance
- Policy lifecycle: draft, review, approve, publish, retire
- Aligning policies with organisational culture and tone from the top
- Using policy templates for speed and consistency
- Version control and audit trails for policy changes
- Policy distribution strategies: intranet, email, learning portals
- Ensuring policy awareness and attestation
- Policy exception management and approvals
- Linking policies to training, controls, and risk assessments
- Conducting policy effectiveness reviews
- Avoiding policy overload: focusing on critical obligations
- Drafting acceptable use, data handling, and code of conduct policies
- Handling regulatory policy updates with minimal disruption
- Policy governance committee roles and responsibilities
- Using policy management software features
Module 6: GRC Framework Integration and Automation - Selecting the right GRC framework: custom vs. standardised
- Balancing flexibility with auditability
- Integrating GRC with existing ERP, CRM, and HR systems
- APIs and data connectors for real-time risk monitoring
- Choosing between on-premise and cloud GRC solutions
- Vendor evaluation checklist for GRC platforms
- Data governance in GRC: accuracy, timeliness, access
- Automating risk assessments and control monitoring
- Scheduling recurring compliance tasks and alerts
- Dashboard design for executive and operational reporting
- Using workflow automation for approvals and remediation
- Configuring role-based access for GRC systems
- Single source of truth: eliminating data silos
- Real-time risk visibility and exception reporting
- GRC integration success metrics
Module 7: Audit Preparation, Evidence Collection, and Reporting - Understanding the audit lifecycle: planning, fieldwork, reporting, follow-up
- Preparing for internal, external, and regulatory audits
- Building an audit-ready evidence repository
- Documenting control operating effectiveness
- Using checklists for audit readiness
- Conducting mock audits and gap assessments
- Responding to auditor inquiries with precision
- Handling findings and non-conformances professionally
- Corrective action plans: structure, timelines, ownership
- Tracking remediation to closure
- Reporting to the board: executive summaries and KPIs
- Designing management review presentations
- Balance scorecards for GRC performance
- Real-time dashboards for audit tracking
- Using data visualisation for impact
Module 8: Continuous Monitoring and GRC Maturity Advancement - From periodic checks to continuous monitoring
- Key risk indicators (KRIs) vs. key control indicators (KCIs)
- Setting thresholds and escalation triggers
- Using logs, alerts, and anomaly detection
- Integrating with SIEM and SOAR platforms
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Building a culture of ongoing compliance
- Quarterly GRC health checks
- Updating risk assessments with new data
- Conducting post-incident reviews and lessons learned
- Improving GRC maturity using CMMI or similar models
- Measuring GRC program ROI
- Identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Planning for future regulatory changes
Module 9: Third-Party Risk Management and Vendor Due Diligence - Classifying third parties by risk level
- Supplier onboarding risk assessments
- Questionnaire design for vendor risk screening
- Reviewing SOC 2, ISO 27001, and penetration test reports
- Contractual obligations: SLAs, indemnities, audit rights
- Ongoing monitoring of vendor performance and control posture
- Conducting on-site and remote vendor audits
- Managing fourth-party and sub-processor risks
- Vendor offboarding and data deletion protocols
- Centralised third-party risk register
- Escalation paths for vendor non-compliance
- Mapping vendor risks to organisational objectives
- Using vendor risk scoring models
- Automating vendor review cycles
- Outsourcing compliance oversight: when and how
Module 10: Crisis Response, Incident Management, and Post-Breach Governance - Building an incident response plan aligned with GRC
- Roles and responsibilities during a crisis
- Legal and regulatory reporting obligations post-incident
- Containment, investigation, and remediation protocols
- Communication strategy: internal, external, media
- Engaging legal, PR, and forensic teams
- Documenting incident timelines and decisions
- Regulatory notifications: timing and content
- Board reporting during and after a crisis
- Conducting blameless post-mortems
- Updating risk assessments and controls post-incident
- Rebuilding stakeholder trust through transparency
- Insurance claims and liability management
- Testing response plans with tabletop exercises
- Building organisational resilience
Module 11: ESG, Ethics, and Governance in the Modern Enterprise - Integrating ESG goals into GRC frameworks
- Measuring and reporting on environmental compliance
- Board oversight of ESG performance
- Linking ethics policies to enforcement mechanisms
- Whistleblower programs and anonymous reporting channels
- Anti-bribery and corruption controls (FCPA, UK Bribery Act)
- Human rights due diligence in supply chains
- DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) as a governance priority
- Reporting on social impact and community investment
- Aligning sustainability goals with risk management
- Using ESG frameworks: SASB, TCFD, GRI
- Preparing for mandatory ESG disclosures
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Managing greenwashing risks
- Board-level ESG metrics and dashboards
Module 12: Practical Tools and Templates for Immediate Impact - Risk register template with automated scoring
- Control mapping matrix for multi-regulation compliance
- Policy gap analysis checklist
- Compliance calendar with deadlines and ownership
- Stakeholder engagement matrix
- Risk appetite statement template
- Board reporting pack: executive summary, KPIs, risks
- Third-party risk assessment questionnaire
- Incident response playbook
- Audit readiness checklist
- Control testing workpaper templates
- Remediation tracking log
- GRC maturity assessment tool
- Monthly GRC dashboard for management
- Governance meeting agenda and minutes templates
- Change control log for policy and process updates
- Training completion tracker for compliance attestation
- Issue escalation flowchart
- Data classification schema
- Access review certification form
- Vulnerability management integration guide
- Risk heat map generator
- Compliance obligation tracker
- RACI chart for GRC responsibilities
- Policy lifecycle management spreadsheet
Module 13: Capstone Project – Build Your Organisation’s GRC Framework - Define scope: enterprise-wide or divisional focus
- Conduct a current state assessment
- Identify key regulations and standards applicable
- Map existing controls to compliance obligations
- Identify critical gaps and high-risk areas
- Design a custom control framework
- Develop policy outlines for top risks
- Create a 90-day action plan for implementation
- Build a board-ready presentation
- Integrate tools from the course into your framework
- Measure success with KPIs and milestones
- Establish ownership and accountability
- Plan for continuous monitoring and review
- Document assumptions, constraints, and dependencies
- Submit for expert feedback and refinement
Module 14: Certification and Career Advancement in GRC - Preparing your Certificate of Completion submission
- How The Art of Service verifies achievement
- Issuance, download, and sharing options for your certificate
- Adding credentials to LinkedIn, resume, and email signature
- Bridging to advanced certifications: CRISC, CISA, CGEIT
- Career paths in GRC: analyst, officer, director, CRO
- Salary benchmarks and demand by region and sector
- Building a personal brand in governance and compliance
- Speaking at conferences, publishing articles, contributing to standards
- Networking with GRC professionals and associations
- Mentorship and continuous learning pathways
- Negotiating GRC budget and resources using ROI case studies
- Transitioning from technical to strategic roles
- Leading GRC transformation initiatives
- Using your project as a portfolio piece
- Structuring policies for clarity, consistency, and compliance
- Policy lifecycle: draft, review, approve, publish, retire
- Aligning policies with organisational culture and tone from the top
- Using policy templates for speed and consistency
- Version control and audit trails for policy changes
- Policy distribution strategies: intranet, email, learning portals
- Ensuring policy awareness and attestation
- Policy exception management and approvals
- Linking policies to training, controls, and risk assessments
- Conducting policy effectiveness reviews
- Avoiding policy overload: focusing on critical obligations
- Drafting acceptable use, data handling, and code of conduct policies
- Handling regulatory policy updates with minimal disruption
- Policy governance committee roles and responsibilities
- Using policy management software features
Module 6: GRC Framework Integration and Automation - Selecting the right GRC framework: custom vs. standardised
- Balancing flexibility with auditability
- Integrating GRC with existing ERP, CRM, and HR systems
- APIs and data connectors for real-time risk monitoring
- Choosing between on-premise and cloud GRC solutions
- Vendor evaluation checklist for GRC platforms
- Data governance in GRC: accuracy, timeliness, access
- Automating risk assessments and control monitoring
- Scheduling recurring compliance tasks and alerts
- Dashboard design for executive and operational reporting
- Using workflow automation for approvals and remediation
- Configuring role-based access for GRC systems
- Single source of truth: eliminating data silos
- Real-time risk visibility and exception reporting
- GRC integration success metrics
Module 7: Audit Preparation, Evidence Collection, and Reporting - Understanding the audit lifecycle: planning, fieldwork, reporting, follow-up
- Preparing for internal, external, and regulatory audits
- Building an audit-ready evidence repository
- Documenting control operating effectiveness
- Using checklists for audit readiness
- Conducting mock audits and gap assessments
- Responding to auditor inquiries with precision
- Handling findings and non-conformances professionally
- Corrective action plans: structure, timelines, ownership
- Tracking remediation to closure
- Reporting to the board: executive summaries and KPIs
- Designing management review presentations
- Balance scorecards for GRC performance
- Real-time dashboards for audit tracking
- Using data visualisation for impact
Module 8: Continuous Monitoring and GRC Maturity Advancement - From periodic checks to continuous monitoring
- Key risk indicators (KRIs) vs. key control indicators (KCIs)
- Setting thresholds and escalation triggers
- Using logs, alerts, and anomaly detection
- Integrating with SIEM and SOAR platforms
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Building a culture of ongoing compliance
- Quarterly GRC health checks
- Updating risk assessments with new data
- Conducting post-incident reviews and lessons learned
- Improving GRC maturity using CMMI or similar models
- Measuring GRC program ROI
- Identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Planning for future regulatory changes
Module 9: Third-Party Risk Management and Vendor Due Diligence - Classifying third parties by risk level
- Supplier onboarding risk assessments
- Questionnaire design for vendor risk screening
- Reviewing SOC 2, ISO 27001, and penetration test reports
- Contractual obligations: SLAs, indemnities, audit rights
- Ongoing monitoring of vendor performance and control posture
- Conducting on-site and remote vendor audits
- Managing fourth-party and sub-processor risks
- Vendor offboarding and data deletion protocols
- Centralised third-party risk register
- Escalation paths for vendor non-compliance
- Mapping vendor risks to organisational objectives
- Using vendor risk scoring models
- Automating vendor review cycles
- Outsourcing compliance oversight: when and how
Module 10: Crisis Response, Incident Management, and Post-Breach Governance - Building an incident response plan aligned with GRC
- Roles and responsibilities during a crisis
- Legal and regulatory reporting obligations post-incident
- Containment, investigation, and remediation protocols
- Communication strategy: internal, external, media
- Engaging legal, PR, and forensic teams
- Documenting incident timelines and decisions
- Regulatory notifications: timing and content
- Board reporting during and after a crisis
- Conducting blameless post-mortems
- Updating risk assessments and controls post-incident
- Rebuilding stakeholder trust through transparency
- Insurance claims and liability management
- Testing response plans with tabletop exercises
- Building organisational resilience
Module 11: ESG, Ethics, and Governance in the Modern Enterprise - Integrating ESG goals into GRC frameworks
- Measuring and reporting on environmental compliance
- Board oversight of ESG performance
- Linking ethics policies to enforcement mechanisms
- Whistleblower programs and anonymous reporting channels
- Anti-bribery and corruption controls (FCPA, UK Bribery Act)
- Human rights due diligence in supply chains
- DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) as a governance priority
- Reporting on social impact and community investment
- Aligning sustainability goals with risk management
- Using ESG frameworks: SASB, TCFD, GRI
- Preparing for mandatory ESG disclosures
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Managing greenwashing risks
- Board-level ESG metrics and dashboards
Module 12: Practical Tools and Templates for Immediate Impact - Risk register template with automated scoring
- Control mapping matrix for multi-regulation compliance
- Policy gap analysis checklist
- Compliance calendar with deadlines and ownership
- Stakeholder engagement matrix
- Risk appetite statement template
- Board reporting pack: executive summary, KPIs, risks
- Third-party risk assessment questionnaire
- Incident response playbook
- Audit readiness checklist
- Control testing workpaper templates
- Remediation tracking log
- GRC maturity assessment tool
- Monthly GRC dashboard for management
- Governance meeting agenda and minutes templates
- Change control log for policy and process updates
- Training completion tracker for compliance attestation
- Issue escalation flowchart
- Data classification schema
- Access review certification form
- Vulnerability management integration guide
- Risk heat map generator
- Compliance obligation tracker
- RACI chart for GRC responsibilities
- Policy lifecycle management spreadsheet
Module 13: Capstone Project – Build Your Organisation’s GRC Framework - Define scope: enterprise-wide or divisional focus
- Conduct a current state assessment
- Identify key regulations and standards applicable
- Map existing controls to compliance obligations
- Identify critical gaps and high-risk areas
- Design a custom control framework
- Develop policy outlines for top risks
- Create a 90-day action plan for implementation
- Build a board-ready presentation
- Integrate tools from the course into your framework
- Measure success with KPIs and milestones
- Establish ownership and accountability
- Plan for continuous monitoring and review
- Document assumptions, constraints, and dependencies
- Submit for expert feedback and refinement
Module 14: Certification and Career Advancement in GRC - Preparing your Certificate of Completion submission
- How The Art of Service verifies achievement
- Issuance, download, and sharing options for your certificate
- Adding credentials to LinkedIn, resume, and email signature
- Bridging to advanced certifications: CRISC, CISA, CGEIT
- Career paths in GRC: analyst, officer, director, CRO
- Salary benchmarks and demand by region and sector
- Building a personal brand in governance and compliance
- Speaking at conferences, publishing articles, contributing to standards
- Networking with GRC professionals and associations
- Mentorship and continuous learning pathways
- Negotiating GRC budget and resources using ROI case studies
- Transitioning from technical to strategic roles
- Leading GRC transformation initiatives
- Using your project as a portfolio piece
- Understanding the audit lifecycle: planning, fieldwork, reporting, follow-up
- Preparing for internal, external, and regulatory audits
- Building an audit-ready evidence repository
- Documenting control operating effectiveness
- Using checklists for audit readiness
- Conducting mock audits and gap assessments
- Responding to auditor inquiries with precision
- Handling findings and non-conformances professionally
- Corrective action plans: structure, timelines, ownership
- Tracking remediation to closure
- Reporting to the board: executive summaries and KPIs
- Designing management review presentations
- Balance scorecards for GRC performance
- Real-time dashboards for audit tracking
- Using data visualisation for impact
Module 8: Continuous Monitoring and GRC Maturity Advancement - From periodic checks to continuous monitoring
- Key risk indicators (KRIs) vs. key control indicators (KCIs)
- Setting thresholds and escalation triggers
- Using logs, alerts, and anomaly detection
- Integrating with SIEM and SOAR platforms
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Building a culture of ongoing compliance
- Quarterly GRC health checks
- Updating risk assessments with new data
- Conducting post-incident reviews and lessons learned
- Improving GRC maturity using CMMI or similar models
- Measuring GRC program ROI
- Identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Planning for future regulatory changes
Module 9: Third-Party Risk Management and Vendor Due Diligence - Classifying third parties by risk level
- Supplier onboarding risk assessments
- Questionnaire design for vendor risk screening
- Reviewing SOC 2, ISO 27001, and penetration test reports
- Contractual obligations: SLAs, indemnities, audit rights
- Ongoing monitoring of vendor performance and control posture
- Conducting on-site and remote vendor audits
- Managing fourth-party and sub-processor risks
- Vendor offboarding and data deletion protocols
- Centralised third-party risk register
- Escalation paths for vendor non-compliance
- Mapping vendor risks to organisational objectives
- Using vendor risk scoring models
- Automating vendor review cycles
- Outsourcing compliance oversight: when and how
Module 10: Crisis Response, Incident Management, and Post-Breach Governance - Building an incident response plan aligned with GRC
- Roles and responsibilities during a crisis
- Legal and regulatory reporting obligations post-incident
- Containment, investigation, and remediation protocols
- Communication strategy: internal, external, media
- Engaging legal, PR, and forensic teams
- Documenting incident timelines and decisions
- Regulatory notifications: timing and content
- Board reporting during and after a crisis
- Conducting blameless post-mortems
- Updating risk assessments and controls post-incident
- Rebuilding stakeholder trust through transparency
- Insurance claims and liability management
- Testing response plans with tabletop exercises
- Building organisational resilience
Module 11: ESG, Ethics, and Governance in the Modern Enterprise - Integrating ESG goals into GRC frameworks
- Measuring and reporting on environmental compliance
- Board oversight of ESG performance
- Linking ethics policies to enforcement mechanisms
- Whistleblower programs and anonymous reporting channels
- Anti-bribery and corruption controls (FCPA, UK Bribery Act)
- Human rights due diligence in supply chains
- DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) as a governance priority
- Reporting on social impact and community investment
- Aligning sustainability goals with risk management
- Using ESG frameworks: SASB, TCFD, GRI
- Preparing for mandatory ESG disclosures
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Managing greenwashing risks
- Board-level ESG metrics and dashboards
Module 12: Practical Tools and Templates for Immediate Impact - Risk register template with automated scoring
- Control mapping matrix for multi-regulation compliance
- Policy gap analysis checklist
- Compliance calendar with deadlines and ownership
- Stakeholder engagement matrix
- Risk appetite statement template
- Board reporting pack: executive summary, KPIs, risks
- Third-party risk assessment questionnaire
- Incident response playbook
- Audit readiness checklist
- Control testing workpaper templates
- Remediation tracking log
- GRC maturity assessment tool
- Monthly GRC dashboard for management
- Governance meeting agenda and minutes templates
- Change control log for policy and process updates
- Training completion tracker for compliance attestation
- Issue escalation flowchart
- Data classification schema
- Access review certification form
- Vulnerability management integration guide
- Risk heat map generator
- Compliance obligation tracker
- RACI chart for GRC responsibilities
- Policy lifecycle management spreadsheet
Module 13: Capstone Project – Build Your Organisation’s GRC Framework - Define scope: enterprise-wide or divisional focus
- Conduct a current state assessment
- Identify key regulations and standards applicable
- Map existing controls to compliance obligations
- Identify critical gaps and high-risk areas
- Design a custom control framework
- Develop policy outlines for top risks
- Create a 90-day action plan for implementation
- Build a board-ready presentation
- Integrate tools from the course into your framework
- Measure success with KPIs and milestones
- Establish ownership and accountability
- Plan for continuous monitoring and review
- Document assumptions, constraints, and dependencies
- Submit for expert feedback and refinement
Module 14: Certification and Career Advancement in GRC - Preparing your Certificate of Completion submission
- How The Art of Service verifies achievement
- Issuance, download, and sharing options for your certificate
- Adding credentials to LinkedIn, resume, and email signature
- Bridging to advanced certifications: CRISC, CISA, CGEIT
- Career paths in GRC: analyst, officer, director, CRO
- Salary benchmarks and demand by region and sector
- Building a personal brand in governance and compliance
- Speaking at conferences, publishing articles, contributing to standards
- Networking with GRC professionals and associations
- Mentorship and continuous learning pathways
- Negotiating GRC budget and resources using ROI case studies
- Transitioning from technical to strategic roles
- Leading GRC transformation initiatives
- Using your project as a portfolio piece
- Classifying third parties by risk level
- Supplier onboarding risk assessments
- Questionnaire design for vendor risk screening
- Reviewing SOC 2, ISO 27001, and penetration test reports
- Contractual obligations: SLAs, indemnities, audit rights
- Ongoing monitoring of vendor performance and control posture
- Conducting on-site and remote vendor audits
- Managing fourth-party and sub-processor risks
- Vendor offboarding and data deletion protocols
- Centralised third-party risk register
- Escalation paths for vendor non-compliance
- Mapping vendor risks to organisational objectives
- Using vendor risk scoring models
- Automating vendor review cycles
- Outsourcing compliance oversight: when and how
Module 10: Crisis Response, Incident Management, and Post-Breach Governance - Building an incident response plan aligned with GRC
- Roles and responsibilities during a crisis
- Legal and regulatory reporting obligations post-incident
- Containment, investigation, and remediation protocols
- Communication strategy: internal, external, media
- Engaging legal, PR, and forensic teams
- Documenting incident timelines and decisions
- Regulatory notifications: timing and content
- Board reporting during and after a crisis
- Conducting blameless post-mortems
- Updating risk assessments and controls post-incident
- Rebuilding stakeholder trust through transparency
- Insurance claims and liability management
- Testing response plans with tabletop exercises
- Building organisational resilience
Module 11: ESG, Ethics, and Governance in the Modern Enterprise - Integrating ESG goals into GRC frameworks
- Measuring and reporting on environmental compliance
- Board oversight of ESG performance
- Linking ethics policies to enforcement mechanisms
- Whistleblower programs and anonymous reporting channels
- Anti-bribery and corruption controls (FCPA, UK Bribery Act)
- Human rights due diligence in supply chains
- DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) as a governance priority
- Reporting on social impact and community investment
- Aligning sustainability goals with risk management
- Using ESG frameworks: SASB, TCFD, GRI
- Preparing for mandatory ESG disclosures
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Managing greenwashing risks
- Board-level ESG metrics and dashboards
Module 12: Practical Tools and Templates for Immediate Impact - Risk register template with automated scoring
- Control mapping matrix for multi-regulation compliance
- Policy gap analysis checklist
- Compliance calendar with deadlines and ownership
- Stakeholder engagement matrix
- Risk appetite statement template
- Board reporting pack: executive summary, KPIs, risks
- Third-party risk assessment questionnaire
- Incident response playbook
- Audit readiness checklist
- Control testing workpaper templates
- Remediation tracking log
- GRC maturity assessment tool
- Monthly GRC dashboard for management
- Governance meeting agenda and minutes templates
- Change control log for policy and process updates
- Training completion tracker for compliance attestation
- Issue escalation flowchart
- Data classification schema
- Access review certification form
- Vulnerability management integration guide
- Risk heat map generator
- Compliance obligation tracker
- RACI chart for GRC responsibilities
- Policy lifecycle management spreadsheet
Module 13: Capstone Project – Build Your Organisation’s GRC Framework - Define scope: enterprise-wide or divisional focus
- Conduct a current state assessment
- Identify key regulations and standards applicable
- Map existing controls to compliance obligations
- Identify critical gaps and high-risk areas
- Design a custom control framework
- Develop policy outlines for top risks
- Create a 90-day action plan for implementation
- Build a board-ready presentation
- Integrate tools from the course into your framework
- Measure success with KPIs and milestones
- Establish ownership and accountability
- Plan for continuous monitoring and review
- Document assumptions, constraints, and dependencies
- Submit for expert feedback and refinement
Module 14: Certification and Career Advancement in GRC - Preparing your Certificate of Completion submission
- How The Art of Service verifies achievement
- Issuance, download, and sharing options for your certificate
- Adding credentials to LinkedIn, resume, and email signature
- Bridging to advanced certifications: CRISC, CISA, CGEIT
- Career paths in GRC: analyst, officer, director, CRO
- Salary benchmarks and demand by region and sector
- Building a personal brand in governance and compliance
- Speaking at conferences, publishing articles, contributing to standards
- Networking with GRC professionals and associations
- Mentorship and continuous learning pathways
- Negotiating GRC budget and resources using ROI case studies
- Transitioning from technical to strategic roles
- Leading GRC transformation initiatives
- Using your project as a portfolio piece
- Integrating ESG goals into GRC frameworks
- Measuring and reporting on environmental compliance
- Board oversight of ESG performance
- Linking ethics policies to enforcement mechanisms
- Whistleblower programs and anonymous reporting channels
- Anti-bribery and corruption controls (FCPA, UK Bribery Act)
- Human rights due diligence in supply chains
- DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) as a governance priority
- Reporting on social impact and community investment
- Aligning sustainability goals with risk management
- Using ESG frameworks: SASB, TCFD, GRI
- Preparing for mandatory ESG disclosures
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Managing greenwashing risks
- Board-level ESG metrics and dashboards
Module 12: Practical Tools and Templates for Immediate Impact - Risk register template with automated scoring
- Control mapping matrix for multi-regulation compliance
- Policy gap analysis checklist
- Compliance calendar with deadlines and ownership
- Stakeholder engagement matrix
- Risk appetite statement template
- Board reporting pack: executive summary, KPIs, risks
- Third-party risk assessment questionnaire
- Incident response playbook
- Audit readiness checklist
- Control testing workpaper templates
- Remediation tracking log
- GRC maturity assessment tool
- Monthly GRC dashboard for management
- Governance meeting agenda and minutes templates
- Change control log for policy and process updates
- Training completion tracker for compliance attestation
- Issue escalation flowchart
- Data classification schema
- Access review certification form
- Vulnerability management integration guide
- Risk heat map generator
- Compliance obligation tracker
- RACI chart for GRC responsibilities
- Policy lifecycle management spreadsheet
Module 13: Capstone Project – Build Your Organisation’s GRC Framework - Define scope: enterprise-wide or divisional focus
- Conduct a current state assessment
- Identify key regulations and standards applicable
- Map existing controls to compliance obligations
- Identify critical gaps and high-risk areas
- Design a custom control framework
- Develop policy outlines for top risks
- Create a 90-day action plan for implementation
- Build a board-ready presentation
- Integrate tools from the course into your framework
- Measure success with KPIs and milestones
- Establish ownership and accountability
- Plan for continuous monitoring and review
- Document assumptions, constraints, and dependencies
- Submit for expert feedback and refinement
Module 14: Certification and Career Advancement in GRC - Preparing your Certificate of Completion submission
- How The Art of Service verifies achievement
- Issuance, download, and sharing options for your certificate
- Adding credentials to LinkedIn, resume, and email signature
- Bridging to advanced certifications: CRISC, CISA, CGEIT
- Career paths in GRC: analyst, officer, director, CRO
- Salary benchmarks and demand by region and sector
- Building a personal brand in governance and compliance
- Speaking at conferences, publishing articles, contributing to standards
- Networking with GRC professionals and associations
- Mentorship and continuous learning pathways
- Negotiating GRC budget and resources using ROI case studies
- Transitioning from technical to strategic roles
- Leading GRC transformation initiatives
- Using your project as a portfolio piece
- Define scope: enterprise-wide or divisional focus
- Conduct a current state assessment
- Identify key regulations and standards applicable
- Map existing controls to compliance obligations
- Identify critical gaps and high-risk areas
- Design a custom control framework
- Develop policy outlines for top risks
- Create a 90-day action plan for implementation
- Build a board-ready presentation
- Integrate tools from the course into your framework
- Measure success with KPIs and milestones
- Establish ownership and accountability
- Plan for continuous monitoring and review
- Document assumptions, constraints, and dependencies
- Submit for expert feedback and refinement