Use case · Compliance / Risk Owner
Regulatory & Compliance Change
Use C2O to navigate regulatory change with decision ladders, minimal evidence packets, and clear escalation triggers so you hit audit dates without freezing delivery.
Outcome
Compliance readiness is achieved on time with no critical audit findings, while SLOs stay green and cross-functional decisions follow clear ladders and escalation triggers.
Good fit when...
- You're facing a regulatory or policy change with a hard date
- Audit demands and engineering realities collide
- Decisions keep bouncing between compliance, legal, and product with no clear owner
Signals that matter
Each signal is backed by the metrics dictionary and the Regulatory & Compliance Change case study, connecting incident rates, decision latency, and audit outcomes.
Run this now
Start by defining compliance outcomes in plain language, not just policy clauses. Map who Drives, Contributes, and Enables across phases, then use the Decide and Run playbooks to design evidence packets, ladders, and dry-run audits.
Templates
Outcome Definition Worksheet (Compliance)
XLSXDefine compliance outcomes in plain language, not just policy clauses. Include guardrails and audit criteria for the change initiative.
Contribution Mapping Canvas (Compliance)
XLSXMap who Drives, Contributes, and Enables across phases so compliance decisions have clear owners.
Playbooks
Decide: Evidence & Governance Playbook
KB ArticleDesign evidence packets, ladders, and dry-run audits for governance-heavy work.
Run: SLO Policy & Audit Readiness
KB ArticleOperate with SLO policy gates, synthetic checks, and dry-run audits for compliance services.
Decision Ladder
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Decision rights
Decision Rights & Escalation Triggers
Publish ladders and triggers so teams know when to decide locally, when to escalate for compliance and risk, and what minimum evidence is required at each step.
View Decision Rights hubWhat practitioners say
Real feedback from teams using C2O for regulatory & compliance change
“The audit went smoothly for the first time in years. Having decision records and evidence packets ready saved us weeks of scrambling.”
Jennifer Walsh
VP of Engineering, Healthcare SaaS
“C2O gave us a framework to talk about compliance without freezing delivery. Our teams kept shipping while staying audit-ready.”
Michael Torres
Director of Compliance Engineering
Case proof
Before/after metrics and decision records from a Regulatory & Compliance Change initiative, showing how clearer ladders and evidence packets kept SLOs green and reduced relitigated decisions.
Regulatory & Compliance Change
Before/after metrics and decision records from a Regulatory & Compliance Change initiative, showing how clearer ladders and evidence packets kept SLOs green and reduced relitigated decisions.
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| SLO attainment | SLO risk during retrofits was unclear | Evidence |
| Decision latency | Decisions relitigated in meetings without thresholds | Evidence |
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