Which statement best describes an organization’s approach to a GRC deployment?

Which statement best describes an organization’s approach to a GRC deployment?

• A. Implement all three core GRC applications at once or in phased approach
• B. Implement only policy management
• C. Implement only risk management
• D. Implement only compliance management

Answer: (A)

GRC work is most effective when policy, risk, and compliance are connected and co-evolve. Deploying all three core GRC applications—policy management, risk management, and compliance management—either together or in a phased approach keeps the governance data aligned: policies define the controls, those controls are linked to risks, and evidence of compliance is tied back to both. This integrated setup enables end-to-end visibility, faster risk reduction, and smoother audits. If you implement only one area, you miss the connections between policy, controls, risk, and compliance, which diminishes the value of the GRC program. Implementing all three, even in stages, ensures the organization builds a complete, auditable governance framework.

GRC work is most effective when policy, risk, and compliance are connected and co-evolve. Deploying all three core GRC applications—policy management, risk management, and compliance management—either together or in a phased approach keeps the governance data aligned: policies define the controls, those controls are linked to risks, and evidence of compliance is tied back to both. This integrated setup enables end-to-end visibility, faster risk reduction, and smoother audits. If you implement only one area, you miss the connections between policy, controls, risk, and compliance, which diminishes the value of the GRC program. Implementing all three, even in stages, ensures the organization builds a complete, auditable governance framework.