What is compliance?
Compliance in the enterprise context refers to adhering to laws, regulations, standards, and ethical practices applicable to business operations. It encompasses everything from data protection and financial reporting to industry-specific regulations.
What does compliance look like in an enterprise?
Compliance manifests as a framework of policies, procedures, and controls that guide operations. It includes regular audits, compliance training for staff, and reporting mechanisms to ensure all practices and outcomes meet the required standards.
Why is mitigating the compliance risk important?
Maintaining Reputation
Adherence to compliance maintains a company’s reputation and fosters trust among clients, partners, and regulators.
Avoiding Legal Repercussions
Non-compliance can lead to fines, sanctions, or legal action, making compliance a critical risk to manage.
Operational Continuity
Ensuring compliance avoids interruptions to business operations that non-compliance incidents could cause.
What Fractional Capacities Apply?
Integration Architect
Design and structure integrations across business domains, layers and interfaces.
Solutions Architect
Translate business needs into structured, scalable and integrated designs.
Strategic Advisor
Master complexity and find the signal in the noise with expert guidance and insight.
Systems Architect
Look at the whole to design structural systems that connect purpose and scale.
How Should We Engage?
What Are Other Business Risks To Consider?
Compliance Risk
Do outdated systems have the potential to push you out of regulatory bounds?
Compliance Risk
Dependency Risk
Are you too reliant on processes, platforms, or vendors outside of your control?
Distraction Risk
Is constant context-switching stealing focus from what actually matters?
Inconsistency Risk
How can you build trust in processes or systems that produce variable results?
Instability Risk
Are you certain you are building from a foundation that can adapt and scale?
Volatility Risk
Is unpredictable change making it harder to move with intent and discipline?
