GRC Forge isn't a presentation. It's a conversation. And when done right, it's one that unlocks clarity, alignment, and real traction.
At SureStep, we run Forge sessions as intensive, interactive workshops. These aren't cookie-cutter meetings or template-driven assessments. They're designed for depth. Our facilitators come in not just as moderators, but as GRC practitioners. They've lived through audit findings, compliance backlogs, and disconnected risk registers. Their job is to help your teams talk honestly about what’s working, what’s not, and what needs to change.
We don’t start with tools. We start with process. Because any GRC technology can be made to do almost anything. The real question is what it should be doing, and whether your current model supports that. So our first goal in a Forge session is to map the process as it really happens today, not just how it’s supposed to work on paper.
Picture this: we’re in a room with your compliance lead, risk officer, IT security, and maybe a few business stakeholders. We ask, "What happens when someone flags a control failure?" Someone walks to the whiteboard and starts sketching out the path. Maybe the issue is logged in SharePoint. Maybe the follow-up is tracked manually in Excel. Maybe reporting takes a week because no one trusts the data.
That’s where the real work begins.
We use whiteboards and sticky notes to map the end-to-end flow of critical activities—like issue management, control testing, or third-party risk reviews. As we build the map, we highlight gaps and overlaps. Sometimes there are four handoffs where there should be one. Sometimes risk owners don’t even know they’re risk owners. These discoveries aren’t documented problems. They’re lived ones.
Then we shift the conversation. What should happen instead? What would better look like?
We bring in examples from across industries to ground the discussion. Maybe it's real-time issue dashboards aligned to business units. Maybe it's automated workflows that trigger review cycles after a material change. Maybe it’s just knowing who needs to be in the loop and when. These aren’t hypothetical. They’re capabilities we’ve implemented, and we use that experience to show what’s possible.
What sets SureStep apart is that our Forge facilitators have worked at every level of the GRC spectrum—from Fortune 100 financial institutions navigating global regulatory scrutiny to community banks modernizing legacy spreadsheets. This depth of experience means our team doesn’t just understand frameworks. They understand people, processes, and what it takes to move from intention to execution. That’s why we can push the right conversations, ask the hard questions, and surface actionable outcomes. It’s not theory. It’s lived practice.
Most importantly, we keep coming back to outcomes. If you're collecting control results, what decisions should those results inform? If you're classifying risk, how is that informing action at the business level? It's not about building a perfect process. It's about building one that helps you move faster, respond smarter, and meet your obligations without slowing down the business.
GRC Forge workshops are where these conversations happen. And because every stakeholder is part of that conversation, the output isn't just a list of problems. It’s a set of priorities your team believes in. The roadmap that follows is grounded in your reality, and the change that follows is far more likely to stick.
If your GRC function feels disconnected, slow, or reactive, a Forge session can help you refocus. It starts with conversation, but ends in capability.
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