Building a GRC STORYBOARD for Executive Management to Get Buy-In and Funding
In my decades of advising organizations across industries and geographies, one recurring challenge persists: articulating the value of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) in a way that resonates with executive leadership. Despite its mission-critical role, GRC is often seen as a cost center, a necessary but uninspiring function that checks regulatory boxes and manages risk registers. This is a dangerous misperception. When done right, GRC is a performance enabler, a guardian of reputation, a driver of resilience, and a compass that steers the organization through complexity. But to reach that level, you need executive buy-in-and in today’s world, that often means making the business case for automation.
So, how do you move from tactical firefighting to strategic transformation? You build a GRC storyboard that tells a compelling narrative, tailored to executive priorities. Let’s explore how to construct that narrative, link GRC to program. Measurable business outcomes, and gain the support and funding needed to automate and elevate your GRC.
Start with Why? Anchor GRC in Strategic Objectives . . .
[The rest of this blog can be read on the GRCxperts blog, where GRC 20/20’s Michael Rasmussen is a Guest Blogger]