Palo Alto, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/15/2010 -- As corporations strive to tackle multiple regulatory requirements and diverse risk scenarios, it is becoming increasing critical to manage policies effectively.

MetricStream, the market leader in enterprise-wide Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced that it is hosting a complimentary webinar with Michael Rasmussen, President of Corporate Integrity and renowned risk and compliance advisor, on implementing an effective policy and procedure management program that is in synch with the company’s governance and controls initiatives. Such an approach delivers a sound foundation for sustainable risk and compliance strategy.

According to Rasmussen, “Policies are a critical component of a GRC strategy – but often the most overlooked or neglected. Several organizations are in complete disarray when in comes to managing corporate policies and procedures - policies are out-dated, scattered across parts of the business, and not managed consistently.”

Join Michael Rasmussen and Gaurav Kapoor, CFO and General Manager at MetricStream, as they discuss methods and real world examples of how organizations can get the most out of their policy programs. In this webinar, attendees will learn best practices for:

* Aligning business policies and procedures with compliance requirements, risks and controls
* Establishing a systematic and sustainable policy-driven compliance program
* Prevention and early detection of policy exceptions and compliance failures
* Reducing exposure to fines, penalties and legal costs and protecting reputation
* Policy and compliance imperatives resulting from industry-specific regulations
* Policy architecture to bring IT, legal, HR, finance and operations on a common platform

To register for this webinar, please click here: http://www.metricstream.com/webinars/Policy_Governance_18mar10.html

About Corporate Integrity, LLC
Corporate Integrity, LLC is a GRC strategy advisory firm providing leadership in education, research, analysis, and advisory services by monitoring the challenges and trends of the business roles accountable for corporate governance, enterprise risk management, and compliance (GRC). These roles include executives responsible for risk, compliance, ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, corporate governance, legal, IT, and audit. Through ongoing research, interactions, and analytics Corporate Integrity is the authority in understanding how organizations can foster a culture that "walks the talk" - where integrity is central to governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) practices. Corporate Integrity educates organizations - and GRC professionals within those organizations - on achieving sustainability, consistency, efficiency, and transparency in their corporate GRC practices so they maintain a position of integrity aligned with corporate values and business performance.

About MetricStream
MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as Pfizer, Philips, NASDAQ, UBS, SanDisk, BP, Subway, Fairchild Semiconductor, Hitachi and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf in diverse industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Automotive, Food, High Tech Manufacturing, Energy and Financial Services to manage their quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as well as by over a million compliance professionals worldwide via the http://www.ComplianceOnline.com MetricStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and can be reached at http://www.metricstream.com.