Integrated Risk Management (IRM) is an industry term that spawned from Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), and is a holistic approach at business management, with a focus on integrating the entire value chain of protections that you have put in place to help mitigate unfavorable outcomes. It is more than just GRC, in that it also considers elements such as regulatory change management, government relations, process governance, audit, business continuity, disaster recovery, and so much more.
The keys here are in how, or if, your business identifies and understands its current capabilities, and making the decision to focus on an appropriate strategy to drive proactive engagement. A risk strategy will not work if the plan is just to react to unfavorable events after they occur. There are numerous paths to success, but the most successful businesses who implement an IRM strategy invest in a system or series of systems that help identify gaps, enable communication and provide a consistent set of expectations between operations, compliance, and audit.
Our experts will be able to work with your leaders to assess the current state of your GRC/IRM program. Using widely accepted standards and industry benchmarks, we go in-depth to help identify both program strengths and key opportunities for growth.
After a detailed analysis of capabilities, we will deliver a custom report tailored to your business, and provide recommendations for next steps. This report can be used to benchmark current state as you track your annual progress against goals.
After creating the report, we will establish a cadence based on the implementation strategy you choose. We can help optimize your current capabilities or recommend tools and vendors that provide valuable services.
The first step is scheduling a free phone assessment with one of our experts so we can understand a few basic details about your program, and your expectations of what you would like to achieve. Contact us to learn more about our process and approach.