Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Unify governance, risk, and compliance for real-time assurance and confident decisions.

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Services

Integrated, insight-driven GRC that standardises policies, controls, risk processes, and reporting—enabled by leading IRM/GRC platforms (ServiceNow, SAP GRC, Archer, MetricStream, OpenPages) and aligned to COSO, ISO 31000, COBIT, and ISO 37301.

Expertly Delivered, Value-Focused GRC

We design and run a cohesive GRC operating model—policy to control to evidence—so leaders can see risk exposure, compliance status, and assurance coverage in one place.

What we deliver:

Our Service Models

Discover agile GRC service models that adapt to your priorities, scale with your growth, and reduce assurance cost-to-serve.

Embedded GRC Secondment

Augment your team with experienced GRC practitioners—policy/governance, risk, compliance ops, TPRM, and platform admins—who slot into BAU, close capability gaps, and uplift maturity without disruption.

Specialist Pods

Deploy focused squads for TPRM, Reg Obligations & Policy, Controls & CCM, or Risk Reporting & Analytics. Each pod brings methods, accelerators, and playbooks tailored to your sector.

Managed GRC / IRM

End-to-end management of your GRC processes and platform: operate RCSA, issues, attestations, regulatory change, TPRM workflows, dashboards, and continuous control checks—governed by SLAs and KPIs.

Co-Sourced GRC Operations

We partner with your team to run priority workflows (e.g., obligations mapping, third-party onboarding, risk assessments) while you retain ownership of policy and risk decisions.

Choose Your GRC Service

GRC Operating Model & Framework Design

Value Proposition: Establish a single governance and controls backbone—policy hierarchy, risk taxonomy, and control library—aligned to COSO/ISO/COBIT with clear RACI and an assurance map.

Delivered Benefits:

Regulatory Obligations & Compliance

Value Proposition: Build a live register of obligations (e.g., GDPR, DORA, NIS2, FCA/SEC/ESG), mapped to policies, controls, tests, and evidence—so you can prove compliance on demand.

Delivered Benefits:

Enterprise & IT Risk

Value Proposition:
Appetite-linked RCSA with KRIs/KCIs, unified with IT Risk & Controls (ITGC, SoD/IAM, cloud/ERP, DevOps) and CCM for continuous, forward-looking assurance.

Delivered Benefits:

Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM)

Value Proposition: Identify high-value automated tests (access, change, config, transactional anomalies) and implement CCM within your GRC/IRM stack and key systems.

Delivered Benefits:

GRC/IRM Platform Enablement

Value Proposition: Select, design, and implement the right platform—data model, workflows, integrations, reporting—plus DevOps-style enhancements and admin training.

Delivered Benefits:

Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)

Value Proposition: Tier suppliers by inherent risk, automate due diligence, and continuously monitor critical vendors—integrated with procurement and security tooling.

Delivered Benefits:

Industries We Support

Simplifying Compliance. Trusted GRC Experts. Proven Results.

Why: Heavy regulation (FCA/SEC/ESG, DORA/NIS2, AML).
Focus: Regulatory mapping, TPRM at scale, operational resilience, conduct/compliance dashboards.

Why: Sensitive data, complex supply chains, certifications.
Focus: Privacy & data governance, clinical/quality obligations mapping, vendor risk.

Why: Resident data, safeguarding, procurement oversight.
Focus: Policy governance, third-party assurance, resilience and continuity

Why: Student data, grants/funding requirements, distributed IT.
Focus: Risk & compliance operations, privacy, supplier assurance.

Why: High-velocity change, payments and fraud risk.
Focus: PCI alignment in GRC, TPRM, CCM on key transactions.

Why: Rapid growth under regulatory scrutiny.
Focus: Controls by design, regulatory obligations, third-party & cloud risk.

How Our GRC Service Works

Our process is efficient, platform-ready, and focused on measurable outcomes—delivered in 4 simple steps.

Request Support
Tell us where you are: policy/control sprawl, limited visibility, regulatory pressure, or scaling pains.
Define Scope & Objectives
We align on frameworks, obligations, target operating model, data model, and KPIs—plus tool strategy.
Build & Enable
We stand up processes and platform workflows (RCSA, issues, TPRM, obligations, CCM), integrate data, and train owners.
Run & Improve
Operate BAU with SLAs, produce board-ready reporting, and run a continuous improvement backlog.

Why Choose Global Forum Consulting?

Trusted GRC experts—standardising controls, aligning governance, and reducing compliance effort while improving assurance quality.

Proven GRC Expertise

Platform-agnostic delivery across ServiceNow, SAP GRC, Archer, MetricStream, and OpenPages

Regulatory Coverage That Scales

From GDPR and PCI to DORA/NIS2 and sector-specific rules—mapped once, reused everywhere

Smart GRC Technology

Embedded experts, specialist pods, co-source, or fully managed GRC—tailored to your journey

Flexible Delivery Models

Outsourced, co-sourced, or targeted support—tailored to fit your needs

Actionable Insights

Board-ready dashboards, trend analysis, and prioritised remediation plans

Efficient & Low Disruption

Reusable control sets, standardised workflows, and automation that cut cycle time and cost

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