Compliance Programs

The Need for a Plan

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A compliance framework is the blueprint for the structure and rules that the organization must follow to meet management goals. The compliance framework defines key controls to meet industry and regulatory requirements needed for audit success.

A well designed framework takes into account all of the compliance requirements within your organization and creates a single management structure that defines required actions and informs the entire organization of their responsibilities under the program. A good compliance framework makes audit success an output of a team's daily work.

Program Development

The first stage in compliance success is developing a program and deployment plan. Our team of professionals have experience designing and developing compliance programs in a wide variety of industries and organizations.

Program Improvement

Many organizations have been coping with compliance and audits for some time and are looking for ways to streamline and improve their programs. If your organization fits into this category, a compliance program review can help you accomplish these objectives. Having our team of experienced compliance specialists review your program and provide you with their insight and expertise can deliver some great results. Improving the design of your program can have the greatest impact on overall improvements in audit success and lowering the costs of compliance.

COBIT IT Compliance Frameworks

Using an established structure to develop IT compliance frameworks removes much of the mystery surrounding the process. We use the COBIT structure to define and align compliance frameworks.

Download an overview of our IT Compliance Solutions here.

Practical Compliance Manager

Practical Compliance Manager is the Practical Compliance Initiatives software for managing audit, governance and compliance programs. Through Practical Compliance Manager you can develop, organize and manage your control framework and all of the activities surrounding it. 

Practical Compliance Manager is also the way to take advantage of our QuickStart control frameworks to get up and running quickly.

You can learn more about Compliance Manager here.