Published: 12 March 2008
ID: G00203489
Analyst(s): Bob Blakley
"GRC" is a hot marketing buzz phrase, but "GRC" is not a market category. Governance, risk management, and compliance are three separate but related activities, each of which is somewhat dysfunctional in most organizations today. In this overview, Principal Analyst Bob Blakley discusses the goals of governance, risk management, and compliance; surveys supporting tools and management disciplines which support governance, risk management, and compliance processes; and offers a few recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and compliance programs.
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