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 operationalizing a NIST Cybersecurity Framework program using a Digital Value Management System® (DVMS).
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 its 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 January of 2026, the Institute released Version 4 (V4) of its accredited publications and certification training programs to support updates to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and its Digital Value Management System®(DVMS).
V4 teaches organizations the skills to govern digital value outcomes by ensuring organizational operational resilience, performance assurance, and transparent accountability across its enterprise and supply chain.
This next-generation approach to Governance, Risk, and Compliance enables organizations of any size, scale, or complexity to transform their static, paper-based control systems into a living, evidence-based system of Governance, Resilience, Assurance, and Accountability (GRAA).
Despite abundant frameworks and dashboards, leadership still struggles to see how their complex digital system actually behaves at its boundaries under stress.
Leadership intent, structure, and day-to-day behavior are viewed separately, creating fragmented, flat perspectives that hide how real decisions and human responses interact within digital value streams.
As a result, organizations can look well-governed on paper while still experiencing catastrophic events in practice. Without an integrated view, leaders end up managing isolated components and controls rather than governing the system as a whole.
The Digital Value Management System® (DVMS) training programs teach leadership, practitioners, and employees how to integrate fragmented frameworks and systems such as NISTCSF, GRC, ITSM, DevOps, and AI into a unified, living overlay system that:
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.
Instead of replacing existing operational frameworks, the DVMS elevates them—connecting and contextualizing their data into actionable intelligence that validates performance and exposes the reasons behind unmet outcomes.
By adopting a DVMS, organizations are positioned to:
The Digital Value Management System (DVMS) provides leaders with a unified, evidence-based approach to governing and enhancing their digital enterprise, aligning with regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations.
For the CEO, the DVMS provides a clear line of sight between digital operations, business performance, and strategic outcomes—turning governance and resilience into enablers of growth and innovation rather than cost centers.
For the Board of Directors, the DVMS provides ongoing assurance that the organization’s digital assets, operations, and ecosystem are governed, protected, and resilient—supported by evidence-based reporting that directly links operational integrity to enterprise value and stakeholder trust.
For the CIO, CRO, CISO, and Auditors: an integrated, adaptive, and culture-driven governance and assurance management system that enhances digital business performance, resilience, trust, and accountability
To learn more about these program updates, please visit www.dvmsinstitute.com or contact support@dvmsinstitute.com
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