You’ve built the business case. You’ve secured budget approval. You’ve deployed your GRC automation platform. But here’s where most organizations stumble: proving it was worth it.
The inability to track and communicate automation ROI is quietly undermining GRC initiatives across the industry. Without clear metrics and consolidated reporting, even successful automation programs struggle to justify their existence, let alone secure funding for expansion.
Understanding the ROI visibility gap
Some good news: Roughly one quarter (26%) of the InfoSec leaders we surveyed say their current compliance tool provides excellent or comprehensive ROI tracking. The bad news is that 19% have poor or limited visibility into their ROI while the majority (55%) have only basic ROI metrics available.
Compounding the problem is tool sprawl. According to our research, most enterprises have deployed not one but 3-4 GRC tools to meet their compliance requirements. The result is siloed data that prevents stakeholders from accessing all the information they need when they need it.
Our research also shows that InfoSec leaders measure and communicate automation ROI in a myriad of different ways. Almost three-fourths (74%) track the speed of reporting or evidence collection. Nearly as many (72%) measure general efficiency gains or time savings. Seventy-two percent also assess improvements in risk detection or mitigation, and more than half (55%) monitor reductions in errors or compliance gaps.
The bottom line? Without a single pane of glass to consolidate this data, organizations can’t accurately calculate or communicate the return on their GRC investment, and boards can’t buy in.
Automation delivers — if you can prove it
According to our report, the majority of InfoSec leaders (84%) credit automation with improving efficiency in audit preparation, and 81% say automation has enabled faster responses to auditors and regulators. These are tangible improvements that will shape the future of compliance — but only if organizations can measure and communicate them effectively.
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Whether you’re a CISO building the business case for automation and CCM, a GRC leader drowning in manual evidence collection, or a board member seeking better visibility into organizational risk, this report provides the data and insights you need to understand where the industry stands today — and where it’s headed tomorrow. Download the report →
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