News & Blogs

This is missing from most GRC and ERM programs

Global · · normanmarks.wordpress.com

Norman Marks argues that most GRC and ERM programs fail because they take a bottom-up approach, identifying risks first and only later mapping them to objectives—thereby missing key strategic risks and opportunities. He emphasizes that true governance and risk management must start from enterprise objectives and strategies (a top‑down approach) to assess effectively the likelihood of achieving organizational goals.


Norman Marks argues that most GRC and ERM programs fail because they take a bottom-up approach, identifying risks first and only later mapping them to objectives—thereby missing key strategic risks and opportunities. He emphasizes that true governance and risk management must start from enterprise objectives and strategies (a top‑down approach) to assess effectively the likelihood of achieving organizational goals.


Read more
Comments

No comments yet. Be the first.


Sign in to join the discussion.

Sign in or Create account
Subscribe

By email

Get audit & assurance news in your inbox.


By feed reader

We publish RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds sliced by category and region.

View all feeds →

Have a tip? Submit a story or job →

Subscribe by email

Get audit & assurance news in your inbox. Or use a feed reader — view all feeds →