Efficiency comes from focus and automation. Start with a risk register. Standardize templates for policies, vendor reviews, and marketing approvals. Automate evidence capture from systems of record. Bake checks into code reviews and CI/CD. Keep one source of truth for controls, owners, and cadence.

Scale with an operating model, not late-night heroics. Define RACI, review cadences, and risk tiers by product line. Centralize policies, assets, vendors, and evidence. Platform your controls so one change updates many artifacts. Automate onboarding, access reviews, and vendor diligence; run periodic tabletop drills.

Compliance becomes continuous and embedded. Controls are machine-readable and mapped to systems. Telemetry proves compliance in real time. AI helps classify data and flag anomalies, while humans set risk appetite and exceptions. Evidence streams power dashboards for leaders and auditors.

Speed, sprawl, and evidence gaps. Frequent releases and many tools create risk without proof. Fix it by continuously inventorying systems, embedding checks into CI/CD, centralizing policies, and automating logs, access reviews, and incident drills. Give teams guardrails, not gates.