Pathway to Principled Performance DEVELOPED BY

Don’t cross either of these

boundaries. They represent
promises we’ve made!
I can provide better
MANDATORY BOUNDARIES assurance now that we have
VOLUNTARY BOUNDARIES are are defined by external $ $ a uniform way to measure
defined by management and STOP and report.
forces including government
What are our mission, include values, contractual laws and regulation.
vision and values? obligations and other promises. Now that we are using our
What business model is required $ $ resources more effectively,
to reliably achieve objectives I need to keep moving we're more competitive and
while addressing uncertainty and towards my objectives. OPPORTUNITY
our outcomes are better
acting with integrity? As we drive toward I’ll take a shortcut. NCE than ever.
Here is our business model Sometimes uncertainty PLIA
objectives, we must COM
and operating plan to presents opportunities
achieve these objectives. stay within boundaries. RISK
...and address uncertainty. that we can seize.
CE
Sometimes uncertainty PERFORMAN
• Objectives threatens our objectives
• Business Model and we must take action

OBJ
• Budget & Resources
• Risk Appetite
• Performance Metrics

E
THREAT
What does our performance

CT
scorecard look like relative

I V
I can help provide assurance to to risk and compliance?

E
management and the board that

S
important things are getting done
-- the way we think they are!

TECHNOLOGY

3 Pathway
By orchestrating integrated
governance, audit and management
systems, an organization can reliably
achieve objectives, while addressing
uncertainty and acting with integrity.

Systems
Pm Rm Cm
2
Core governance, audit and
management systems are the
backbone of an organization.
G Performance Risk Compliance
A
They leverage common Governance Management Audit
capabilities for multiple purposes.

1 Capabilities LEVERAGE
COMMON CAPABILITIES
LEVERAGE
COMMON CAPABILITIES
LEVERAGE
COMMON CAPABILITIES

Think of capabilities as “tools” to

use for many different purposes. LEARN ALIGN PERFORM REVIEW
Develop capabilities that can be
leveraged by all of your
governance, management and
audit systems. This way, when you
improve the capability, all Learn about the organizational Align strategy with objectives, and Perform actions that promote and Review the design and operating
systems benefit. context, culture and key actions with strategy, by using an reward things that are desirable, effectiveness of the strategy and
stakeholders to inform objectives, effective decision-making approach prevent and remediate things that are actions, as well as the ongoing
strategy and actions. that addresses values, opportunities, undesirable, and detect when appropriateness of objectives to
threats, and requirements. something happens as soon as improve the organization.
possible.

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