Compliance Plan
Your final deliverable: the compliance roadmap.
🎯 Learning Objectives
- ▸ Develop a phased compliance roadmap
- ▸ Prioritize high-risk issues
The 90-Day Roadmap
A compliance program cannot be built overnight. Prioritize the highest-risk gaps first.
- • Phase 1 (Immediate): Rewrite the Privacy Policy, implement a valid consent banner, and appoint a Grievance Officer.
- • Phase 2 (Short-term): Draft Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) for labs and pharmacies, implement encryption at rest, and start employee training.
- • Phase 3 (Long-term): Conduct a third-party audit, implement a consent dashboard, and build an incident response drill.
Congratulations! You have completed the course. Use this capstone project to demonstrate your skills to employers or clients.
📖 Glossary
- Compliance Roadmap
- A strategic plan outlining the steps and timeline for achieving regulatory compliance.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- Phase 1 (0-30 days) must focus on fixing immediate risks (Privacy Policy, Consent).
- Phase 2 (30-60 days) should include vendor contracts and training.
- Phase 3 (60-90 days) should focus on audits and ongoing monitoring.
📚 Further Reading
- Privacy Program Management — IAPP (2022)

Shilpi Kulshrestha
Shilpi is a corporate lawyer with over a decade of experience in data protection, company law, and regulatory compliance. She has advised 50+ startups and enterprises on DPDPA readiness, privacy gover...