What is GRC risk management?
GRC stands for Governance, Risk & Compliance. It is an integrated model for aligning an organization's strategy with its risk management and its obligations.
The three disciplines
- Governance — how the organization is directed and controlled: policies, roles, and accountability.
- Risk — identifying, assessing, and treating threats to business objectives.
- Compliance — meeting applicable laws, regulations, and standards.
Handled in silos, these three functions duplicate effort and lose context. Integrated, they share the same data: a risk links to the control that mitigates it, which in turn links to the evidence proving the control works.
Why integrate
When risk lives in one spreadsheet, compliance in another, and policies in a third place, no one has the full picture. An audit becomes a treasure hunt.
An integrated GRC model links standards → controls → risks → assets → processes → policies → evidence. Change one control and everything depending on it updates automatically.
How Norma helps
Norma is built around this linked model. Instead of reconciling spreadsheets, you stay audit-ready by default.