Compliance Implementation with ADONIS and ADOGRC

Compliance implementation has become one of the biggest operational challenges for modern organizations. Regulatory pressure is increasing, business environments are becoming more complex, and traditional, document-driven approaches often fail to ensure real, auditable execution.

Effective compliance implementation today requires more than policies and checklists. It demands a holistic, process-based and technology-driven approach that connects regulations, risks, controls and business operations in one transparent system.

This is exactly where integrated platforms such as ADONIS and ADOGRC come into play. By linking compliance requirements directly to operational processes and automated workflows, organizations can move from theoretical compliance to real, provable compliance implementation.

Effective compliance management demands embedding it into daily operations as an integral component, rather than treating it as an isolated task. Mere documentation is insufficient; compliance must be systematically managed, verifiable, and executed with full transparency. Achieving this requires a centralized tool that delivers reliable information and clearly maps policy requirements to business processes.

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One compliance issue that affects almost every business is the protection of personal data – whether it concerns employees, customers or partners. Let’s explore with our experts how ADOGRC supports to implement and document the “Security of Personal Data” policy in four clear steps:

Everything starts with the integrated control objective, which centrally captures relevant regulations and best practices from BOC Group (e.g. GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, BSI). This control objective catalog can be filtered and scoped to fit your organization’s specific needs.

Our use case: We filter specifically for “Data Privacy” and identify the requirement “Security of Personal Data” as Applicable.

Applying a filter for “Data Privacy” in the control objective catalog of ADOGRC

In-depth view of a requirement in ADOGRC

Next, we assess the selected requirement – including workflow and four-eyes principle. The tool allows you to rate whether the requirement is fully, partially, or not implemented at all. This evaluation is carried out directly via a form in the tool, complete with guidance – no separate handbooks or spreadsheets needed. You can also add reasoning, responsibilities, audit data, and more – ensuring your documentation is secure and audit-ready.

Our use case: Our example shows that the policy is partially implemented, as a company-wide employee training on handling personal data is still pending.

Tracking the implementation status of the requirement in ADOGRC

Based on the evaluation, concrete actions can be defined directly in the system and linked to the corresponding policy. Again, this is not a disconnected task list – everything remains embedded within the compliance context.

Our use case: Since the requirement evaluation identified a lack of comprehensive employee training, we now define the action “Training plan for employees with access to sensitive data”, to be implemented by the HR department – including description, timeline, responsible role, and due dates.

Setting up measures linked to requirements in ADOGRC

The requirements evaluation inventory provides a holistic view of all organization-specific requirements. It immediately shows which requirements have been evaluated, which actions are in progress – and where there is still need for action. The key benefit: a comprehensive analysis of your company’s compliance posture.

Pro Tip: The inventory can be filtered by compliance topic (e.g., cybersecurity), area of responsibility (e.g., IT), or role (e.g., Compliance Manager) – making it easy to identify and monitor responsibilities and to-dos.

Our use case: In addition to other relevant requirements across various areas, the current implementation status of all data privacy measures can be tracked transparently in the policy assessment inventory under Data Privacy.

Overview of the policy assessment inventory in ADOGRC

This practical example shows that successful compliance implementation is not achieved through isolated policies or disconnected audits. Real compliance requires a continuous control cycle that links requirements, evaluations, actions, workflows and evidence in one consistent system.

Organizations that rely on spreadsheets, documents and fragmented tools face higher implementation risk, slower audit response and significantly higher operational effort. By contrast, integrated GRC and process management platforms enable scalable, audit-proof and sustainable compliance implementation across all business areas.

• Centralized overview of all compliance requirements in the company
• Structured management and monitoring of measures – no redundant tasks
• Seamless integration with processes, systems, and controls
• Flexible audits (cyclical and ad-hoc) with a single click
• Automated tracking with deadlines and assigned responsibilities
• Complete audit-proof documentation for all legal obligations

By linking requirements, evaluations, and actions, you establish a fully traceable and audit-ready documentation trail – and above all, a transparent control cycle that actively manages compliance.

What used to be managed through spreadsheets, documents and fragmented audits is now evolving into a fully integrated compliance implementation framework supported by ADONIS and ADOGRC.

From data privacy and cybersecurity to ESG and regulatory risk, organizations can centrally manage requirements, automate assessments, track actions in real time and maintain continuous audit readiness. Compliance is no longer just fulfilled — it becomes measurable, transparent and strategically valuable.