It is a truth universal that most GRC systems are mediocre at best. It is also true that I have no idea how to design, code, or deploy my own IT system. And so in January 2026 I set out to kill two birds with one stone.

I would use ChatGPT to learn how to build a GRC system and it would be named Valhalla. Domain name registered, ChatGPT fired up, how hard could it be?

Very.

Building Valhalla

This is where I will be telling the story of building Valhalla. I don't know where we're going to end up but that's part of the fun.

“Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, I do not do that thing.” - Dwight K. Schrute

The story so far

API, DB, and pages not loading, oh my. Week four was one of consolidation and iteration. And getting my son's site online. Week Four

From doom loops to a working prototype, Week three ended in truimph! Norn lives and you can see it. Week Three

The walls of Valhalla have been raised. A few set backs but ultimately this has been a very good week. Week Two

A domain has been registerd. A team of ChatGPT chats has been summoned up from the virtual ether. And now there's a risk assessment tool online called Siegmund... Week One