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Steering Committee

What is Steering Committee?

A governance body of senior stakeholders that provides strategic direction, oversight, and decision-making for major programs and initiatives.

Governance

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as steering committee. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on steering committee

Requirements naming steering committee across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

The CISO coordinates cyber security and business alignment through a cyber security steering committee or advisory board, comprising of key cyber security and business executives, which meets formally and on a regular basis.

ISM-0725 · The CISO coordinates cyber security and business alignment through a cyber security steeri

Establish a governance operating model with steering committee, data council, stewards, and clear decision rights aligned to business strategy.

DMBOK-DG-01 · Data Governance Strategy and Operating Model

Global CBPR Forum governance + membership. ESTABLISHMENT: launched 21 April 2022 via the GLOBAL CROSS-BORDER PRIVACY RULES DECLARATION signed by 7 founding members (United States + Canada + Japan + Republic of Korea + Philippines + Singapore + Taiwan/Chinese T...

CBPR-Forum-Governance-Membership · Global CBPR Forum Governance, Membership and Relationship to APEC CBPR
HKMA SPM1 control

HKMA SPM international coordination + 2024-2025+ pipeline. INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION: (a) BASEL COMMITTEE ON BANKING SUPERVISION (BCBS) - HKMA implements Basel III capital + liquidity + leverage + LCR + NSFR + IRB + IRRBB + FRTB + SMA op risk + Basel IV emerg...

HKMA-SPM-International-Coordination-2024-2025-Pipeline · HKMA SPM International Coordination (BCBS, IOSCO, FSB) and 2024-2025 Pipeline (Climate, AI, DORA, ESG)
HKMA TM-G-11 control

HKMA TM-G-1 IT Strategy + Policies + Risk + Development + Change. (1) IT STRATEGY AND PLANNING (TM-G-1.3.1) - documented + Board-approved IT strategy aligned with business strategy + risk appetite + technology innovation + customer experience + investment plan...

HKMA-TMG1-Strategy-Policies-RiskAssessment-Dev-Change · TM-G-1 IT Strategy + Policies + Risk Assessment + Project Management + System Development + Change Management

Programme Foundation covers the structural elements of the ICN LFC programme. Programme Governance: ICN Leadership Centre oversight + Programme Advisory Committee + regional steering committees + curriculum review + standards setting;

ICN-LFC-ProgrammeFoundation-Governance-Faculty-EDI-Quality · ICN LFC - Programme Foundation - Governance + Faculty + Equity/Diversity/Inclusion + Quality Management

Questions people ask about steering committee

What is Steering Committee?
A governance body of senior stakeholders that provides strategic direction, oversight, and decision-making for major programs and initiatives.
Why is Steering Committee important for compliance?
Steering Committee is a key concept in Governance. Understanding steering committee helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Steering Committee?
Steering Committee appears in the requirement text of Australian Information Security Manual, DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition), Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (Global CBPR) Forum, HKMA SPM, HKMA TM-G-1. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Steering Committee?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how steering committee applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.