Why Compliance Is a Team Sport – November 2025
by Michael Pellegrino, Chief Client Officer, Simplata Solutions LLC
In today’s complex regulatory environment, compliance is no longer the responsibility of a single department tucked away in the corner of an organization. It touches nearly every function including legal, operations, human resources, product development, IT, and beyond. When regulations change, they ripple across multiple business units. A decision in one area can create new obligations in another. That interconnectedness is why compliance can’t live in silos. It has to be a team sport.
The problem is that silos still exist in many organizations. Compliance information is scattered across departments, with insights stored in spreadsheets, emails, or individual knowledge bases. This fragmentation slows down the process, creates gaps in understanding, and increases the risk of missing something critical. Compliance delays aren’t just an inconvenience; they can expose the entire organization to regulatory, reputational, and financial risks.
Breaking down those silos is essential. By centralizing regulatory insights on a single platform, AskSprut ensures that every team member has access to the same information at the same time. Instead of chasing down updates or relying on secondhand interpretations, stakeholders across functions can collaborate with confidence, knowing they are working from a shared source of truth.
This alignment transforms the way compliance operates inside an organization. A new regulation that might affect product design is no longer just flagged by the compliance team. It’s visible to engineering, marketing, and operations in real time. Legal can advise more effectively, leadership can make faster decisions, and employees across the board can act with clarity. Compliance becomes less about reactive problem-solving and more about proactive management.
When compliance is treated as a team sport, it changes the culture of accountability. It fosters transparency, collaboration, and shared responsibility. Every department has a role to play, and with the right tools, those roles can be coordinated seamlessly. Instead of slowing down innovation, compliance can accelerate it because when risks are managed effectively, teams are free to focus on growth.
AskSprut empowers collaboration. By making compliance knowledge accessible across the organization, it eliminates the barriers that keep teams working in isolation. The result is an environment where compliance is no longer a burden but a strategic enabler.
In a world where regulations are becoming more complex and interconnected by the day, no single team can shoulder the responsibility alone. Success depends on collective effort. Compliance thrives when silos are broken down, when insights are shared, and when every team is aligned. That’s what makes it a true team sport and that’s exactly what AskSprut was designed to support.
About Simplata Solutions:
Simplata Solutions transitions data into knowledge in all industries and areas of like. The company brings together a team of data, cybersecurity, and testing, inspection, and certification experts serving global retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers. Our solutions help customers manage complex data to ensure their ability to sell in global and local markets.
