Regular checks that recordkeeping is happening correctly: spot checks, dashboards, maturity assessments, and remediation plans, not only during formal audits.
Compliance monitoring is the ongoing version of an audit: spot checks, dashboards, maturity assessments, and remediation plans that keep recordkeeping on track between formal reviews. Issues are usually fixed through better process and training rather than punishment.
IAR turns terms like this into working practice: assets classified against your disposal authority, stewarded by position, and ready to evidence.