Govern technology the way SAMA expects
Score maturity, manage IT policies, and report Board-level KPIs on a platform pre-mapped to the SAMA IT Governance Framework — built in Saudi Arabia.
IT Strategy & Governance
IT Risk & Compliance
Operations & Service Delivery
Everything you need for the SAMA IT Governance Framework
From maturity assessment to Board reporting, GRC Vantage gives Saudi banks one place to govern technology — without spreadsheets, shared drives, or duplicated effort.
Maturity Scoring Engine
Score every SAMA IT Governance domain against the Saudi Central Bank's maturity model and prioritise gaps by examination weight.
Policy Lifecycle Automation
Manage IT policies, standards, and procedures with version history, reviewer trails, and Board approval workflows in one place.
IT Risk to Enterprise Risk
Push IT risk findings straight into the enterprise risk register with consolidated Board reporting and treatment tracking.
Examination-Ready Evidence
Auto-package governance artefacts — committee minutes, approval logs, KPI dashboards — for SAMA examiner review.
SAMA IT Governance Framework domains
Pre-mapped controls across IT strategy, risk, operations, and assurance.
IT Strategy & Governance
- IT strategy aligned to business strategy and Vision 2030
- Board and committee oversight of technology
- IT investment management and benefits realisation
- Performance measurement and KPI reporting
IT Risk & Compliance
- IT risk identification, assessment, and treatment
- Cybersecurity, third-party, and project risk integration
- Compliance management for SAMA, NCA, and PDPL obligations
- Independent IT audit and assurance
Operations & Service Delivery
- IT service management with SLA and OLA tracking
- Change, problem, and incident management
- Capacity, availability, and performance management
- Asset, configuration, and licence management
From maturity baseline to continuous assurance
A staged approach that translates SAMA IT Governance domains into concrete, examiner-ready outputs.
Maturity Baseline
Score current state against SAMA IT Governance domains using the built-in maturity model and structured evidence questionnaire.
Strategy & Roadmap
Define target maturity, build the multi-year roadmap, and align IT investments to business and regulator expectations.
Policy & Process
Refresh IT policies, charters, and operating procedures from pre-built templates with Board approval workflows.
Risk & Reporting
Operationalise IT risk management, KPI reporting, and committee dashboards with examination-grade evidence trails.
Continuous Assurance
Run continuous monitoring, refresh maturity reviews annually, and feed lessons learned into the next-cycle roadmap.
SAMA IT Governance — common questions
Quick answers from Saudi CIOs, Heads of IT Governance, and audit teams running GRC Vantage.
Free tool
Score your SAMA IT Governance maturity in 5 minutes
Conversational assessment across all 5 SAMA IT Governance domains — instant maturity score and gap analysis.
Take the IT Governance AssessmentRelated compliance frameworks
Pair SAMA IT Governance with these on the same platform.
SAMA CSF
Cyber Security Framework — pairs with IT Governance for cyber risk and policy oversight.
SAMA BCM Framework
Business continuity and operational resilience — complements IT service continuity controls.
Risk Management
Tie IT risks into the enterprise register with treatments, KRIs, and Board dashboards.