Why This Matters
Compliance readiness is the test of whether an organisation’s reporting infrastructure can withstand external scrutiny. Organisations that only focus on compliance during audit periods find themselves in reactive fire-fighting mode — scrambling to document, reconcile, and evidence processes that should have been maintained continuously. Those that maintain compliance readiness as an ongoing standard find that external audits become largely confirmatory rather than investigative, with significantly lower disruption to operations and lower risk of adverse findings.
Where This Fits
This term sits within the Data Governance & AI Readiness area of Performance & Control.