The early stages of a paradigm shift can introduce a period of ignorance that quickly moves to fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Organizations fi nd comfort in the old way of doing things, but must move forward and begin to leverage new approaches to stay competitive. Seamless collaboration with electronic documents is one of those business practices that may completely revolutionize how technology creates value for companies. Thanks…

No company is an island unto itself: Organizations are a complex and diverse system of processes and business relationships. Risk and compliance challenges do not stop at traditional organizational boundaries. Organizations today struggle to identify, manage, and control governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) across extended business relationships. There is also a growing focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives…

Businesses are engaged in a continuous struggle to grasp the intricacies of risk management in an interconnected environment. The focus during the past few years has been on operational risk management — managing risk to business operations and processes. However, the standard definition used for operational risk management is flawed: Operational Risk Management: “. . . the risk of loss…