Abstract: An organization can manage its compliance through a system and process for collecting characteristic data for regulated elements and applying a rule application system to identify those having an out-of-compliance status. A responsible representative is assigned and notified of the out-of-compliance status and compelled to perform corrective actions through repeated and successive notification of the assigned representative and a hierarchy of responsible representatives until compliance is achieved. Compliance is further compelled through assigning a default out-of-compliance status for an element until such time as its characteristics are collected such as through mandatory data collection. Preferably, the compliance management system is implemented in a client-server network utilizing remote data collection devices and server-based applications and databases of rules, a corrective action register of pending out-of-compliance elements and a compliance calendar interface for responsible representatives.