Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) are far too often functions of emergency response. To get your team and key stakeholders onboard and to show that all your efforts are helping your business perform better, you need a well-defined, documented, and widely visible GRC strategy. This report outlines the challenges you face without a strategy, best-practice examples of companies that have successfully built one, and a checklist of elements necessary for your strategy to stand up to scrutiny at all levels of the business.