What it is (plain English)
Managing the organization's policies and the controls that enforce compliance with regulations and frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, etc.). It maps requirements to controls, tests whether controls are working, and tracks remediation — so compliance is continuous rather than a scramble before each audit.
Problems it solves
- Compliance evidence gathered manually and painfully before every audit.
- No clear mapping between regulations, internal controls, and who owns them.
- Duplicate control effort across overlapping frameworks.
- Control failures discovered late, at audit time.
What must exist first
Platform Core Setup. Pairs naturally with Risk Management (controls mitigate risks) and benefits from operational data to automate control testing.
What the customer needs to provide
- The frameworks/regulations you must comply with.
- Your existing policies and controls (however documented).
- Control owners and the evidence each control produces.
- Testing frequency and current audit pain points.
Where it can go next
Audit Management uses these controls for audit engagements; Risk Management links controls to risks; continuous control monitoring automates testing against live data.