The Institute’s Mission is to build a living overlay management system that Governs digital value outcomes by ensuring operational Resilience, performance Assurance, and transparent Accountability across complex digital ecosystems
The Institute’s Vision is to create training, platforms, and services that allow organizations of any size to design and deploy this innovative governance system.
Introducing the DVMS Institute and its ‘Digital Value Management System (DVMS)
Over the years, digital threats and challenges have become more severe, and organizations’ responsibility to do more has increased. The DVMS Institute recognizes these emerging challenges and is committed to reshaping how organizations create, protect, and deliver its digital value.
From its outset, the DVMS Institute’s mission was to build a living management overlay system that Governs digital value outcomes by ensuring operational Resilience, performance Assurance, and transparent Accountability across complex, multi-vendor digital ecosystems
In January 2017, the Institute released its NIST Cybersecurity Framework accredited certification training programs to teach organizations of any size, scale, or complexity a standardized approach to adapting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and its informative reference control systems (NIST 800-53, ISO 27001) across an enterprise and its supply chain.
In January 2020, the Institute released an updated version (Rev 2) of its NIST Cybersecurity Framework training program.
In November 2022, the Institute released its first two bodies of knowledge, providing detailed guidance on how to operationalize a NIST Cybersecurity Framework program using a Digital Value Management System (DVMS).
Organizations don’t experience catastrophic digital breaches because they lack the frameworks and systems to create, protect, and deliver the value stakeholders and regulators expect.
They suffer breaches because those frameworks and systems operate in silos and fail at their boundaries when placed under real-world stress.
The Digital Value Management System® (DVMS) integrates fragmented frameworks and systems such as NISTCSF, GRC, ITSM, DevOps, and AI into a unified living overlay system that:
At its core, the DVMS is a simple but powerful integration of:
Through its MVC, CPD, 3D Knowledge, and FastTrack Models, a DVMS turns this integration into three distinctive capabilities:
A Governance Overlay that replaces fragmentation with unity. The DVMS provides organizations with a structured way to connect strategy with day-to-day execution. Leaders gain a consistent mechanism to direct, measure, and validate performance—across every system responsible for digital value.
A Behavioral Engine that drives high-trust, high-velocity decision-making. The DVMS embeds decision models and behavioral patterns that help teams think clearly and act confidently, even in uncertain situations. It is engineered to reduce friction, prevent blame-based cultures, and strengthen organizational reliability.
A Learning System that makes culture measurable, adaptable, and scalable. Culture becomes a managed asset—not an abstract concept. The DVMS provides a repeatable way to observe behavior, collect evidence, learn from outcomes, and evolve faster than threats, disruptions, or market shifts.
The Institute also released another update (Rev 3) to its NIST Cybersecurity Framework training programs, which now includes these DVMS publications as part of its courseware kit.
In February 2024, the Institute, along with its partners APMG International and TSO Publishing, announced a new standardized brand identity and certification badging system focused on Cyber Resilience. This update not only reflected a candidate’s understanding of how to operationalize the NIST Cybersecurity Framework but also how to build an adaptive, culture-enabled DVMS governance system that transforms cyber risk into operational resilience.
In January of 2025, the Institute released it third body of knowledge publication, Thriving on the Edge of Chaos – A Holistic Approach to Organizational Cyber Resilience.
At its heart, the book highlights the critical role of organizational culture as the “glue” that binds strategy, leadership, and execution, ensuring sustainable digital resilience. Through actionable insights and real-world examples, it equips leaders with the knowledge to embrace complexity, harness disruption, and confidently manage a digital world that demands constant reinvention.
In December of 2025, the Institute released another update (Rev 4) to its training programs to support updates to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, along with updates to its publications and courseware kits.
The DVMS Institute stands at the forefront of this rapidly changing environment, ready to guide, educate, and equip organizations of any size, scale, or complexity with the skills and systems to transform static, paper-based systems of control into a living, evidence-based system of Governance, Resilience, Assurance, and Accountability (GRAA).
Stay tuned for some exciting new products and programs in 2026 and beyond
If you have any questions about the brand update and program changes, please get in touch with support@dvmsinstitute.com
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