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Building GRC Platforms That Hold Up

Eleven articles on what determines whether a GRC platform is still trusted two years after go-live. The first sets out six conditions. The rest work through what each one means in delivery — the team, the governance, the requirements, the design choices, adoption, and BAU ownership.

Operating and delivery model

01 Building Sustainable GRC Platforms Requires More Than Configuration · Live 24 September 2026

02 Right-Sizing the GRC Implementation Team · Live 05 October 2026

03 GRC Platforms Need Governance Before Configuration · Next

Requirements and design roles
Requirements and design roles

04 A Good GRC Business Analyst Is Not a Scribe

05 GRC Needs Business Analysts — But It Also Needs Solution Architects

Platform design choices

06 Out-of-the-Box Is Not a Delivery Strategy

07 Custom GRC Implementation Is Not Automatically a Bad Thing

08 The Two Roles Most Custom GRC Programs Are Missing

Adoption and BAU ownership

09 The GRC Roadmap Should Not Be Driven by Whoever Shouts Loudest

10 When Change and Training Are Treated as Afterthoughts

11 GRC Platforms Need a BAU Operating Model, Not Just a Go-Live Plan

GRC Platforms Need Governance Before Configuration

GRC programmes start configuring before anyone agrees who decides. The five governance foundations to name first, and how to tell they are missing.

Alexander Fiedler

Oct 19

GRC Platforms Need Governance Before Configuration

Right-Sizing the GRC Implementation Team: Minimum Capability or False Economy?

Running a GRC implementation with a small team is often presented as disciplined cost management. Roles are combined, specialist capacity is kept fractional, and positions considered non-essential are left out. The assumption is that the implementation can still be delivered with a leaner structure. Sometimes it can. A smaller team is not inherently a weak team, and combining roles works well where scope is limited and the person taking on the extra ground has the relevant ex

Alexander Fiedler

Oct 5

Right-Sizing the GRC Implementation Team: Minimum Capability or False Economy?

Building Sustainable GRC Platforms Requires More Than Configuration

The first in a series on what determines whether a GRC platform is still trusted two years after go-live, and why none of them appear on a delivery plan. In our experience, most GRC platform implementations are reported as successful. The closure pack records the milestones met, notes some variance on time or budget, thanks the delivery partner and moves on. That account is rarely dishonest. It is just describing the part of the work that was visible from where the reporting

Alexander Fiedler

Sep 24

Building Sustainable GRC Platforms Requires More Than Configuration

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GRC Platforms Need Governance Before Configuration

GRC programmes start configuring before anyone agrees who decides. The five governance foundations to name first, and how to tell they are missing.

9 min read

Right-Sizing the GRC Implementation Team: Minimum Capability or False Economy?

Running a GRC implementation with a small team is often presented as disciplined cost management. Roles are combined, specialist capacity is kept fractional, and positions considered non-essential are left out. The assumption is that the implementation can still be delivered with a leaner structure. Sometimes it can. A smaller team is not inherently a weak team, and combining roles works well where scope is limited and the person taking on the extra ground has the relevant ex

10 min read

Building Sustainable GRC Platforms Requires More Than Configuration

The first in a series on what determines whether a GRC platform is still trusted two years after go-live, and why none of them appear on a delivery plan. In our experience, most GRC platform implementations are reported as successful. The closure pack records the milestones met, notes some variance on time or budget, thanks the delivery partner and moves on. That account is rarely dishonest. It is just describing the part of the work that was visible from where the reporting

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Updates / News

Kairos Risk Solutions Achieves IBM Silver Partner Status

A milestone reflecting continued commitment to specialist OpenPages capability and delivery quality.

Kairos Risk Solutions Achieves IBM Silver Partner Status

We are delighted to share that we have achieved IBM Silver status! This important milestone highlights our dedication to excellence and our commitment to providing exceptional solutions to our clients. What This Means for Us Increased credibility and recognition within the industry. Access to exclusive resources and support from IBM. Opportunities for deeper collaboration with IBM’s cutting-edge technologies. Looking Ahead As we celebrate this accomplishment, we are enthusias

Alexander Fiedler

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Insights

Practical perspectives on enterprise risk design, OpenPages, ServiceNow IRM, CPS 230, and governance architecture in regulated financial-services environments.

Featured Insight

Building GRC Platforms That Hold Up

GRC Platforms Need Governance Before Configuration

Right-Sizing the GRC Implementation Team: Minimum Capability or False Economy?

Building Sustainable GRC Platforms Requires More Than Configuration

More insights

GRC Platforms Need Governance Before Configuration

Right-Sizing the GRC Implementation Team: Minimum Capability or False Economy?

Building Sustainable GRC Platforms Requires More Than Configuration

Updates / News

Kairos Risk Solutions Achieves IBM Silver Partner Status

Kairos Risk Solutions Achieves IBM Silver Partner Status

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