• Most standards define rules.
  CGRM defines how governance actually operates.
  
  
• Most standards are checked periodically.
  CGRM operates continuously.
  
  
• Most standards describe processes.
  CGRM assigns responsibility.
  
  
• Most standards rely on certification.
  CGRM relies on accountability.
  
  
• Most standards are static.
  CGRM is a live system.

• document-based
• audit-driven
• periodically verified
• externally controlled

• system-based
• operational
• continuously active
• internally enforced

• requirements
• controls
• recommendations

• how governance operates in real time
• how responsibility is structurally enforced
• how systems behave under pressure

• standard (rules)
• modules (implementation)
• self-declaration (entry)
• implementation layer (execution)
• compatibility (system state)

• describe what should exist
• rely on interpretation
• are applied through documentation

• defines what must operate
• requires real-time conditions
• exists as an operational state

• focus on processes
• allow responsibility diffusion

• anchors responsibility
• requires accountability
• eliminates anonymity in decision-making

• require external certification
• delay implementation
• create dependency

• allows immediate self-declaration
• creates responsibility instantly
• enables operation without delay

• can exist without real enforcement

cannot exist without operation

It defines a different category.