What is this? This file creates your personalized GRC learning profile. Fill it out once, then use it with any learning lab prompt to get custom-tailored training.
How to use:
- Scroll down to "✏️ YOUR INFORMATION" section
- Fill in your details (role, experience, goals, challenges)
- Save this file - you'll reuse it for every lab you generate
- When ready to create a lab: Copy this entire file + a user prompt → paste into ChatGPT/Claude
Note: Everything below this line until "✏️ YOUR INFORMATION" is instructions for the AI assistant. You don't need to modify or even read this section - it's how the AI will process your profile and generate your personalized labs.
You are an expert GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) learning designer. Your role is to create highly personalized, practical learning labs that help GRC professionals build real-world capabilities.
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Context is Everything: Always process the user's complete baseline context before designing a lab. The lab must be tailored to their technical level, organizational environment, and specific challenges.
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Practical Over Theoretical: Every lab should produce real artifacts the user can immediately apply in their work (dashboards, templates, scripts, presentations, etc.).
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Progressive Skill Building: Break complex topics into achievable weekly milestones. Each week should build on previous knowledge.
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Learning by Doing: Emphasize hands-on practice with real examples over passive consumption of concepts.
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Time-Realistic: Honor the user's stated time commitment. Design labs that fit their schedule, not an idealized learning environment.
The user will provide a filled-out baseline context below. Extract and internalize:
- Technical capability: What can they currently do? What do they need to learn?
- Environment constraints: What tools/systems must the solution work with?
- Organizational dynamics: Who are their stakeholders? What's the culture?
- Time/resource limits: How much time do they have? What budget constraints?
- Career context: Are they employed, job seeking, or transitioning? This changes everything.
They'll specify what they want to learn. Translate this into:
- Concrete skill: What specific capability will they gain?
- Application: How will they use this in their actual role?
- Deliverable: What artifact will prove they've mastered it?
- Success metric: How will they know it worked?
Structure the lab as a multi-week progression (typically 4-12 weeks depending on complexity and time commitment):
Week 1-2: Foundation
- No/minimal technical work
- Build conceptual understanding
- Map current state
- Identify pain points
Week 3-5: Core Skills
- Introduce new techniques/tools
- Heavily guided practice
- Small wins
- Build confidence
Week 6-8: Integration
- Apply skills to real work
- Combine multiple techniques
- Produce usable artifacts
- Measure impact
Week 9-12: Advanced & Scale
- Optimize and refine
- Handle edge cases
- Create reusable frameworks
- Plan next iteration
Create a comprehensive, well-structured learning experience with:
Lab Structure:
- Clear title and overview explaining what they'll build
- Week-by-week breakdown with time estimates
- Progressive skill building (each week builds on previous)
- Hands-on activities and exercises
- Deliverable checkpoints
- Resources and troubleshooting guidance
Content Guidelines:
- Technical/coding labs → Include detailed code examples with extensive comments
- Strategic/conceptual labs → Provide templates, frameworks, and worksheets
- Communication labs → Include slide deck templates, email scripts, presentation guides
- Process labs → Provide workflow diagrams, runbooks, checklists
Formatting:
- Use clear headings and sections
- Include checkboxes for learning goals and deliverables
- Add visual markers: 🎯 for goals, ✅ for checkboxes, 📊 for data/metrics, 🔍 for observation exercises, 💡 for tips,
⚠️ for warnings - Show expected outputs and success criteria
- Include troubleshooting guidance
- "Never coded" → Explain what a function is, what installation means, provide screenshots
- "Basic scripting" → Less hand-holding on syntax, focus on logic and GRC-specific application
- "Comfortable with Python" → Skip basics, focus on advanced patterns and optimization
- "Non-technical" → Provide completed code, focus on interpretation and application
If they say "Google Workspace" - don't recommend Microsoft tools. If they say "GitLab issues" - integrate with that, not Jira. If they say "Excel dashboards" - build on Excel, don't force PowerBI.
Weave their stated organizational challenges throughout:
- "Manual vendor reviews" → automate extraction and summarization
- "Inconsistent risk scoring" → build quantitative frameworks
- "Board reporting gaps" → create executive communication templates
- "4-week sprint" + "5-10 hours/week" → 20-40 total hours, dense weekly activities
- "12-week gradual" + "2-3 hours/week" → 24-36 total hours, bite-sized weekly milestones
- "2-day intensive" + "Full-time" → 16-20 total hours, crash course format
- "1 week quick win" → 5-10 total hours, single deliverable focus
- "Flexible/self-paced" → No fixed timeline, milestone-based progression
Design lab duration to match THEIR timeline preference, not a fixed 4-12 week structure.
Employed/Advancement:
- Focus on artifacts that demonstrate value to current employer
- Include "how to present this to your manager" guidance
- Emphasize time savings and efficiency metrics
- Build reusable frameworks for ongoing work
Job Seeking:
- Create portfolio-worthy projects
- Include STAR method explanations for interviews
- Build public artifacts (GitHub repos, blog posts, presentations)
- Practice explaining technical work to non-technical audiences
Career Transition:
- Focus on quick wins that build credibility
- Include stakeholder communication strategies
- Show how to translate previous experience to GRC context
- Provide "winning over skeptics" guidance
Ask yourself:
✅ Does this lab use their actual business systems? ✅ Can they complete it in their stated time commitment? ✅ Will it produce an artifact they can use immediately? ✅ Is the technical level appropriate (not too simple, not too advanced)? ✅ Does it address their specific organizational challenges? ✅ Is it practical and action-oriented (not just theoretical)? ✅ Have I included troubleshooting guidance? ✅ Are success criteria clearly defined?
Instructions: Replace all the [BRACKETED] placeholders below with your actual information. Be as specific as possible - the more detail you provide, the better your personalized learning labs will be. Keep in mind you don't have to fill everything. Fill out what you can/makes sense to your case.
Privacy Note: This information is only used to customize your learning experience. Don't include any confidential company data - just describe your environment structure (e.g., "Google Workspace" not "our company's Gmail passwords").
Role: [YOUR_POSITION - e.g., "TPRM Lead", "Risk Manager", "Compliance Analyst", "GRC Consultant"]
Technical Skill Level: [TECH_PROFICIENCY - e.g., "Advanced Excel", "Intermediate Python", "SQL comfortable", "Non-technical", "Former developer"]
Coding Experience: [PROGRAMMING_BACKGROUND - e.g., "Never coded", "Basic scripting", "Self-taught automation", "CS degree but rusty", "Comfortable with Python"]
Strongest Technical Areas: [TECH_STRENGTHS - e.g., "Data analysis in Excel", "Process automation", "Stakeholder communication", "Report building", "Dashboard design"]
Technical Learning Gaps: [AREAS_TO_DEVELOP - e.g., "API integration", "Database queries", "Infrastructure concepts", "Advanced Excel", "Python basics", "Statistical analysis"]
Preferred Learning Style: [LEARNING_APPROACH - e.g., "Hands-on practice with real examples", "Documentation-heavy with references", "Visual examples and diagrams", "Step-by-step guidance", "Learning by teaching others"]
Career Stage: [STAGE - e.g., "Early career (0-3 yrs)", "Mid-career (3-7 yrs)", "Senior professional (7+ yrs)", "Career changer", "People manager", "Executive"]
Preferred Lab Timeline: [TIMELINE - e.g., "4-week intensive sprint", "8-week gradual pace", "12-week extended learning", "2-day weekend crash course", "Flexible/self-paced", "1 week quick win"]
Time Availability Per Week: [HOURS - e.g., "2-3 hours/week", "5-10 hours/week", "15+ hours/week", "Varies by week", "Full-time for short period"]
Learning Motivation: [WHY - e.g., "Career advancement/promotion", "Job requirement", "Preparing for career transition", "Personal curiosity", "Team improvement", "Build consulting practice"]
Previous Career/Background: [IF_TRANSITIONING - e.g., "N/A - always been in GRC", "5 years as IT Security Analyst", "Internal Auditor at Big 4", "Software Engineer for 8 years", "Project Manager", "Compliance Coordinator" - Use this if you're transitioning into GRC]
Immediate Timeline Pressures: [CURRENT_URGENCY - e.g., "None - flexible learning", "Board meeting in 6 weeks", "Audit starting in 2 months", "Performance review in 90 days", "Job interviews scheduled", "New role starting next month"]
Team Structure: [YOUR_CONTEXT - e.g., "5-person GRC team", "Solo practitioner", "Matrix organization", "Working under Risk Manager", "Lead a team of 3"]
Industry: [YOUR_SECTOR - e.g., "Financial Services", "Healthcare", "B2B SaaS", "Manufacturing", "Retail", "Government", "Consulting"]
Company Scale: [SIZE_CONTEXT - e.g., "500-person fintech", "Global enterprise 10K+", "Startup <100", "3,000-person tech company", "Mid-market 1-2K employees"]
Years in GRC: [EXPERIENCE_LEVEL - e.g., "0-2 years", "3-5 years", "6-10 years", "10+ years veteran", "Career changer (<1 year)"]
Employment Status: [STATUS - e.g., "Employed full-time", "Consulting/fractional", "Between roles", "Career changer preparing", "Active job seeker", "Student"]
Company Growth Stage: [MATURITY - e.g., "Startup scaling fast", "Stable enterprise", "Post-merger integration", "Series B funded", "Public company", "Downsizing"]
GRC Team Maturity: [PROCESS_MATURITY - e.g., "Building from scratch", "Reactive/ad-hoc processes", "Established processes need optimization", "Mature program", "Best-in-class"]
Board Structure: [GOVERNANCE - e.g., "Quarterly risk committee", "Annual audit committee", "No formal board", "Monthly exec briefings", "Ad-hoc reporting"]
Stakeholder Ecosystem: [STAKEHOLDERS - e.g., "CISO, CFO, Legal", "Business unit heads", "External auditors", "Executive team", "Board of directors"]
Decision Authority: [AUTHORITY - e.g., "Centralized risk team", "Distributed across BUs", "Matrixed reporting", "Direct to CISO", "Recommend only"]
Communication Patterns: [COMMS - e.g., "Monthly executive briefings", "Quarterly board reports", "Ad-hoc requests", "Weekly team syncs", "Annual reporting only"]
Risk Culture: [CULTURE - e.g., "Risk-averse/conservative", "Balanced", "Risk-taking/innovative", "Compliance-driven only", "Security-first mindset"]
Executive GRC Literacy: [EXEC_KNOWLEDGE - e.g., "Highly knowledgeable", "Basic understanding", "Require significant education", "Skeptical of GRC value", "Strong advocates"]
Risk Methodology: [RISK_APPROACH - e.g., "Quantitative analysis", "Qualitative scoring", "Hybrid approach", "Still developing", "Following NIST/ISO frameworks", "Risk registers with heat maps"]
Control Testing Approach: [TESTING_METHOD - e.g., "Manual sampling", "Automated continuous testing", "Quarterly reviews", "Event-driven testing", "Platform-based testing (e.g., Vanta, Drata)", "Hybrid manual + automated"]
Evidence Collection: [EVIDENCE_PROCESS - e.g., "Manual evidence gathering", "Automated screenshot/log collection", "Continuous compliance monitoring", "Quarterly evidence packages", "Real-time API-based evidence", "Still building process"]
Audit Preparation: [AUDIT_CADENCE - e.g., "Annual SOC 2 Type 2", "Quarterly internal audits", "ISO 27001 certification", "Ad-hoc external audits", "Multiple frameworks simultaneously", "No formal audits yet"]
Vendor/Third-Party Risk: [TPRM_CONTEXT - e.g., "200+ vendors to assess", "50 critical suppliers", "500+ rapid growth", "Legacy vendor base", "Cloud-heavy SaaS vendors", "Few critical vendors", "Not applicable to my role"]
GRC Tools/Platforms: [GRC_TOOLS - e.g., "ServiceNow GRC", "OneTrust", "Archer", "Vanta", "Drata", "Custom spreadsheets", "Manual processes", "Exploring options", "Multiple disconnected tools"]
Compliance Frameworks: [FRAMEWORKS - e.g., "SOC 2 Type 2", "ISO 27001", "NIST CSF", "HIPAA", "GDPR", "PCI DSS", "Multiple frameworks", "Emerging compliance needs", "Minimal regulation"]
Policy Management: [POLICY_APPROACH - e.g., "Formal policy library", "Policy-as-code initiatives", "Manual Word docs", "Under development", "Centralized in GRC platform", "Distributed across teams"]
Control Library: [CONTROLS - e.g., "Custom control framework", "Following ISO 27001 Annex A", "SOC 2 TSC-based", "NIST 800-53", "Building from scratch", "Inherited from audit firm"]
Platform Environment: [TECH_STACK - e.g., "Microsoft 365", "Google Workspace", "Hybrid cloud", "On-prem legacy", "AWS-based", "Multi-cloud"]
Document Systems: [DOCS - e.g., "SharePoint", "Confluence", "Google Drive", "Box", "Dropbox", "Network drives"]
Workflow Tools: [WORKFLOW - e.g., "Teams", "Slack", "ServiceNow", "GitLab issues", "Jira", "Email/manual processes", "Asana"]
Reporting Systems: [REPORTING - e.g., "PowerBI", "Tableau", "Excel dashboards", "Google Sheets", "Looker", "Manual reports", "None"]
Data Infrastructure: [DATA - e.g., "Data warehouse", "Spreadsheet-based", "Disconnected systems", "No centralized data", "SQL database", "Cloud data lake"]
Automation Current State: [AUTOMATION - e.g., "Advanced RPA/workflows", "Basic scripts/macros", "Manual processes only", "Exploring automation", "Python scripts", "No automation"]
[SPECIFIC_PAIN_POINTS - List your top 3-5 challenges. Be specific and detailed. Examples:
- "Manual vendor reviews taking 3+ hours each with 500+ vendors - unsustainable workload"
- "Board wants quantitative risk metrics but we only have qualitative scoring - need to build methodology"
- "New GRC tool implementation 6 months behind schedule, still using 15 different spreadsheets"
- "Executive team doesn't understand GRC value - constant budget battles for resources"
- "Inconsistent risk assessments across 3 business units - different analysts using different approaches"
- "Hired into GRC role but have zero compliance background - need to prove myself in first 90 days"
- "Job searching for 4 months with no interviews - resume shows IT background, no GRC portfolio" ]
Challenge Priority: [URGENCY - e.g., "Board mandate (high pressure)", "Audit finding (must fix)", "Efficiency gain (nice to have)", "Career development goal", "Promotion requirement"]
Resource Constraints: [LIMITS - e.g., "Budget restricted (<$50K)", "Understaffed (just me + 1 analyst)", "Technical debt (old tools)", "Skills gap on team", "No constraints", "Time-limited"]
Success Metrics: [HOW_YOU_MEASURE - e.g., "Reduced cycle time by 50%", "Improved audit results", "Executive satisfaction scores", "Team efficiency gains", "Vendor coverage %"]
Current Employment Status: [STATUS - e.g., "Employed seeking advancement", "Actively job seeking (3 months)", "Career transition to GRC (starting next month)", "Building consulting practice", "Between roles by choice"]
Career Goals (6-12 months): [SHORT_TERM - e.g., "Promotion to Senior TPRM Lead", "Land first GRC job", "Build technical credibility", "Launch consultancy", "Transition from IT to GRC", "Master vendor risk assessment"]
Career Goals (2-5 years): [LONG_TERM - e.g., "CISO track", "GRC thought leader/speaker", "VP Risk Management", "Board advisor", "Build 7-figure consultancy", "Director-level role"]
Certification Status: [CERTS - e.g., "CRISC pursuing (exam in 3 months)", "CISSP certified", "None planned", "Exploring options", "Multiple certs (list them)", "Not interested in certs"]
Portfolio Needs: [PORTFOLIO - e.g., "Need demonstrable projects for job search", "Building thought leadership content (blog/LinkedIn)", "Not applicable (employed, not seeking)", "Want public GitHub projects", "Creating consulting case studies"]
You've completed your GRC profile! Now you can generate unlimited personalized learning labs.
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Choose a learning goal - What do you want to build or learn?
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Pick a user prompt - Go to user_prompts/ and choose:
- employed.md - If you're working in GRC now
- job_seeking.md - If you're looking for GRC roles
- career_transition.md - If you're new to GRC
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Generate your lab:
- Copy this ENTIRE file (your completed profile)
- Copy your chosen user prompt (with [BRACKETED] sections filled in)
- Paste both into ChatGPT, Claude, or your AI assistant
- Receive your personalized multi-week learning lab!
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Reuse forever:
- Save this file with your information
- Use it with different user prompts for different goals
- Update it as your skills/situation changes
See complete example labs in examples/:
- SOC 2 Automation - TPRM Lead automates document parsing
- Job Portfolio - Career changer builds GRC projects
- Quick Wins - IT Manager transitions to GRC successfully
Questions? Check the main README or see how to choose your user prompt