Foundational Buildout
Build a compliance program that actually operates.
We establish and operationalize compliance from the ground up — designing the controls, policies, and workflows your team can actually run after we hand it over.
What's included
The scope of work.
- 01
GRC implementation
We configure and stand up your GRC platform — Drata, Vanta, or similar — so evidence collection and control mapping run automatically and stay reliable.
- Platform configuration
- Automated evidence collection
- Control mapping
- Ongoing platform oversight
- 02
Framework readiness & audit management
A full posture assessment with a prioritized roadmap to your first audit — then we act as your auditor liaison and coach your team through it.
- Posture & gap assessment
- First-audit liaison
- Roadmap & milestones
- Evidence submission & coaching
- 03
Policy & procedure development
Policies and procedures tailored to how your team actually works and aligned to your frameworks — not generic templates that fail under audit scrutiny.
- Information security policies
- Procedures & runbooks
- Access control & data handling
- Review & approval workflow
- 04
Risk management
A baseline risk assessment and a living risk register with assigned ownership, mitigation plans, and priorities your leadership can act on.
- Baseline risk assessment
- Mitigation planning
- Risk register & ownership
- Executive risk reporting
- 05
Compliance program development
The operational foundation that keeps your program sustainable beyond the first audit — resilience, response, and the operational structure that keeps compliance sustainable.
- Business continuity & disaster recovery
- Vendor risk management
- Incident management
- Vulnerability & threat management
- Tabletop exercises
- Security awareness training
Deliverables
Concrete outputs you walk away with.
- Fully configured GRC platform
- Approved policy and procedure library
- Documented control framework and ownership matrix
- Risk assessment and treatment register
- Audit-ready evidence repository
- Operational resilience program (BC/DR, incident response & training)
Plus the additional artifacts your specific program and environment require.
Engagement roadmap
How we work together.
Phase 01
Discover
Assess your current posture, frameworks in scope, and the gaps between where you are and audit-ready.
Phase 02
Design
Define the controls, policies, and operating model that fit how your team actually works.
Phase 03
Build
Stand up your GRC platform, author policies, and build out the full program from the ground up.
Phase 04
Audit-ready
Run evidence collection, dry-run reviews, and hand off a working, audit-ready program.
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Ready to build the foundation?
Tell us about your timeline and target frameworks — we'll outline a buildout that fits.