CGRC Practice Question: When setting up a new GRC program, which TWO of the following are essential for ensuring…
When setting up a new GRC program, which TWO of the following are essential for ensuring successful adoption across the business?
⚠ Common exam trap
CGRC often tests the misconception that technology or consultants drive GRC adoption, when in fact executive sponsorship and clear roles are the essential organizational enablers.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Obtaining formal executive sponsorship for the initiative.
Option B is correct because formal executive sponsorship gives the GRC program the authority, budget, and cross-functional influence needed to drive adoption and enforce accountability across business units. Option D is correct because clearly defining roles and responsibilities ensures every user knows their specific GRC obligations, such as risk owners, control owners, and evidence providers, which prevents gaps and confusion during rollout. The remaining options do not belong: hiring only external consultants (A) creates dependency rather than internal ownership, disabling audit logs (C) destroys the evidence trail required for governance and compliance, and buying the most expensive GRC module (E) is a cost decision unrelated to adoption success.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Hiring only external consultants to manage the GRC tool.
Why it's wrong here
Outsourcing the entire GRC tool to external consultants removes the internal ownership and business-process knowledge that adoption depends on; staff never build the capability to run it. Consultants suit short-term implementation or gap assessments, but not embedding a programme across the business.
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Obtaining formal executive sponsorship for the initiative.
Why this is correct
Executive sponsorship supplies budget, authority and visible priority, which is what compels business units to adopt GRC processes rather than treat them as optional. It satisfies the stem's adoption requirement by converting the initiative from a compliance-side project into an enterprise mandate with escalation backing.
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Disabling all audit logs to improve system performance.
Why it's wrong here
Audit logs provide the evidence trail a GRC programme needs for control monitoring, compliance reporting and accountability, so disabling them undermines adoption and assurance. It is tempting when performance is a concern, but log retention is a governance requirement, not an optional overhead to remove.
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Defining clear roles and responsibilities for all users.
Why this is correct
Documented roles and responsibilities assign each user explicit GRC duties, ownership of controls and accountability for evidence, eliminating gaps where nobody acts. This satisfies the stem's adoption requirement by embedding the programme into everyday job functions rather than leaving it as an unowned central team's burden.
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Purchasing the most expensive GRC module available.
Why it's wrong here
Cost does not determine adoption; an expensive module that does not map to existing workflows and controls will be resisted by users. Premium modules are justified when their specific capability, such as advanced risk quantification, matches a defined requirement, not as a default purchase.
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