MSX®
One management system. Multiple standards. Less duplicated effort.
MSX® merges your governance, risk, compliance, and operational systems into one common framework, eliminating conflicting responsibilities, removing duplicated effort, and giving leadership real-time visibility across all business activities.
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What is MSX®?
MSX® is an integrated programme option within XGRC® Software. It packages selected governance, risk, compliance and management system capabilities into one coordinated programme for organisations that want multiple disciplines implemented together.
Organisations typically adopt MSX® once they are running two or more XGRC® solutions, such as SHEQX®, ERM or MSXCyber®, and want a single coordinated programme with shared document control, governance workflows and performance evaluation, instead of managing each discipline in isolation.
What breaks without MSX®.
Multiple systems, multiple truths
ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 managed in separate tools. The same data entered three times, never reconciled.
Improvement programmes disconnected from risk
Continual improvement initiatives tracked in isolation, no link to the risks they are supposed to address.
Board reporting takes weeks
Management performance data lives across departments, systems, and spreadsheets. Consolidation consumes more resource than the analysis.
Certification gaps only surface at audit time
Without continuous monitoring across all ISO requirements, gaps accumulate silently between certification cycles.
How MSX® works.
MSX® is the integration layer that unifies multiple ISO management system disciplines into one coordinated programme, with consistent document control, governance workflows, audit management, and performance evaluation across the organisation.
See it in action →See MSX® running.
An interactive demonstration dashboard with fictitious data. Filter it, open any KPI to see how it is calculated, and export a board pack.
Everything in MSX®.
Core capabilities are configured to your requirements, with the flexibility to expand as your needs grow.
Leadership & Strategy
Operations & Support
Performance & Improvement
Compliance & Assurance
People & Documentation
What teams use MSX® for.
Each use case explains the problem, the standards and regulations involved, and how MSX® handles it in practice.
Action Management
XGRC® action management exists for one reason: to make sure that every finding, incident, inspection result, risk treatment, and nonconformity raised across the platform is actually resolved — not just assigned. Every action traces back to where it came from and forward to verified closure.
View use case → ISO ReadinessISO 9001 Readiness
XGRC® MSX® gives organisations a structured way to assess ISO 9001 readiness, close quality management gaps, and run the QMS as a living system — not a folder of documents produced for the auditor.
View use case → ISO ReadinessISO 22000 Readiness
XGRC® MSX® gives food businesses a structured way to assess ISO 22000 readiness, close food safety management gaps, and keep prerequisite programmes, HACCP plans and traceability audit-ready every day.
View use case → ISO ReadinessPAS 99 / Integrated Management System
PAS 99 is BSI's specification for integrating two or more management system standards — ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000 — into one common framework instead of running each in its own silo. This checklist covers what PAS 99 integration actually requires, and XGRC® MSX® is the platform that runs the integrated system day to day.
View use case → Use CaseQuality Management Strategy
Passing an ISO 9001 audit once a year proves your documentation is in order. It does not prove quality is actually managed the other 364 days. This checklist covers the operational side of a quality management strategy — objectives that cascade, supplier quality, nonconformances that get fixed for good, and a culture that catches problems before the auditor does.
View use case →MSX® is stronger on the platform.
Every XGRC® solution shares the same data foundation. When MSX® is combined with other solutions, risk, compliance, assurance, and governance data flows without duplication.
What MSX® is not.
MSX® is not required to use XGRC® Software. Organisations can start with individual solutions such as SHEQX®, ERM, MSXCyber®, ENVIRX®, ESG or MAIA® and move to a broader integrated programme later.
Common questions.
Do I need MSX® to use other XGRC® solutions?
No. Every XGRC® solution runs independently. MSX® is an optional integration layer for organisations coordinating multiple disciplines together.
Which ISO standards does MSX® cover?
MSX® supports ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 22000 within one coordinated management system.
What's the difference between MSX® and a single solution like SHEQX®?
SHEQX® manages one discipline (SHEQ) in full depth. MSX® coordinates governance, risk, compliance and operational disciplines together under one programme, sharing document control and reporting.
Can we start with MSX® and add solutions later?
Yes. MSX® is designed for modular adoption: start with the disciplines you need now and expand without migrating data or rebuilding processes.
See MSX® running in your environment.
Talk to an XGRC® specialist about how MSX® fits your organisation's specific compliance and governance requirements.
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