We Are Measuring the Value of TPRM Wrong
At Icon 2026 the speaker warned that companies are measuring third‑party risk management (TPRM) value the wrong way, treating it as a simple technology purchase or compliance checklist. He argued the true business case centers on avoided disruption, avoided loss, and the ability to act confidently amid constant instability in the extended enterprise. The presentation introduced a four‑part value model—efficiency, effectiveness, resilience, and agility—and showed how quantifying risk reduction, not just activity, can translate into avoided fines, fraud prevention, and stronger business confidence. The call to action is to shift metrics toward business outcomes rather than process metrics.
Why the Future of GRC Is a Command Center, Not a Collection of Modules
The governance, risk and compliance (GRC) market has outgrown its traditional collection‑of‑modules approach, leaving many enterprises with fragmented tools despite broader portfolios. Vendors have added risk, policy, audit, cyber and resilience solutions, but shared logins and interfaces have not delivered...
Homeostatic Audit & Assurance Management in GRC 7.0 – GRC Orchestrate
Traditional audit and assurance functions operate on annual, siloed cycles that no longer match the pace of digital enterprises. GRC 7.0 – GRC Orchestrate introduces a homeostatic audit model that embeds assurance into a continuous, AI‑enhanced command center, leveraging digital twins and...
Capability Intelligence: Mapping Resilience Across the Enterprise
Enterprises now face a flood of risk signals—from cyber threats to supply‑chain shocks—but data alone does not guarantee resilience. The article introduces "capability intelligence" as the missing link that gauges how an organization actually performs under stress. By leveraging digital...
Objective-Centric Risk & Resilience Management
The article argues that strategy alone is insufficient; it must be broken down into concrete objectives such as growth, service availability, sustainability, and operational performance. By anchoring risk and resilience practices to these measurable objectives, organizations can move from aspirational...
Homeostatic Compliance Management in GRC 7.0 – GRC Orchestrate
GRC 7.0 – GRC Orchestrate introduces a homeostatic compliance model that turns compliance from a periodic check into a continuous, adaptive system. It integrates regulatory intelligence, structured obligation management, digital twins, and agentic AI to sense, interpret, and orchestrate changes across...
Strategic Risk & Resilience Management
Enterprises can no longer rely on a stable operating environment; geopolitical shifts, regulatory expansion, rapid technology change, cyber threats, and climate events now create simultaneous, systemic disruptions. Michael Rasmussen argues that many firms still treat strategic decisions as if risk...
Homeostatic Third-Party GRC in GRC 7.0 – GRC Orchestrate
GRC is evolving from static third‑party risk management to a homeostatic, ecosystem‑wide approach that treats suppliers, cloud providers and partners as living nodes within an extended enterprise. GRC 7.0 – GRC Orchestrate introduces a digital twin that maps interdependent relationships, objectives and...