The Secret to Mapping Your Current vs. Required OneTrust State (Without Getting Lost)

"Conduct proper business analysis to understand your current versus required state". This sounds straightforward until you actually try to do it.

Where do you start? What tools do you use? How do you make sense of all the interconnected pieces?

These are the questions I kept hearing from clients who knew they needed clarity but felt overwhelmed by the complexity of their own systems.

Which is why I developed a standardized quickscan approach. It bundles my experiences working with customers to explain OneTrust basics from a data perspective and how their implementation relates to their actual needs.

The cornerstone? OneTrust functionality itself, especially the capabilities of the new Insights dashboard. It's instrumental in demonstrating data quality in terms of relationships and completeness - turning abstract concepts into visible, actionable insights.

I recently piloted this quickscan with great results and a very satisfied customer. The clarity it provided was immediate, and the path forward became obvious rather than overwhelming.

I've documented the various steps of this quickscan approach in detail - from initial assessment through to actionable recommendations. The framework provides a systematic way to navigate what often feels like an impossible maze of requirements and current state realities.

Next quickscan is already planned.

Sometimes the best solutions come from systematically addressing what seems impossibly complex.