AuditBoard vs. SAP Process Control

AuditBoard is a great platform for our organization because it allows real-time collaboration between the owners and auditors, plus it is very user-friendly. A couple of the features I love are the view that can be tailored by individual users and the dashboard that allows you to easily check the status of different projects.

Incentivized

SAP Process Control is well suited for managing the end to end lifecycle of controls across different regulations. When managing a risk and controls framework it is better suited for public companies that have regulation requirements. The tool does not offer good capabilities for managing robust IT regulations. It would be good if there's improvement to the tool so it can be used to manage IT assets.

Incentivized

• Allows line of business managers to review and report SOX control status/changes which automatically update the controls in the related narratives.
• Shows status of work.
• Exports system data to Excel to create many helpful reporting possibilities.
• Organizes audit tasks and information.

Incentivized

• Workflows - The workflows of SAP Process Control are extremely helpful
• Reporting - Standard reports as well as the connection to SAP AC is very helpful
• Continuous Control Monitoring is the way to go in ICS Topics in the future.
• Handling of users - Assignment and Replacements
• Spot Checks - Helpful workflows and setup

Incentivized

• It would be nice if AuditBoard had more audit templates available for use on Ops Audit.
• More timely updates for all users on their new features and release notes.
• More CPE training and round tables for the users.

Incentivized

• Integrated attachments functionality (i.e., edit Word/Excel documents within SAP PC, rather than having to download the files locally)
• More flexible dashboarding capabilities
• Better out of the box reporting
• No out of the box content for Controls, Regulations

Incentivized

Auditboard is a unique product that is primarily used for audit and internal controls which made it the best alternative. It provides a way to organize a large amount of testing working papers, provides efficient workflow, and can provide dashboards/reporting statistics to enhance internal audit and internal controls. In addition, this product is extremely useful to communicate with clients when sending out PBC requests and communicating control deficiencies

Incentivized

The connectivity with other SAP products out of the SAP GRC suite, like Access Control and so on, was key for the decision. Also we had an already mature SAP System landscape as well as having internal processes that were similar to the SAP Process Control standard processes helped us with the decision to implement SAP Process Control.

Incentivized

• Hard to quantify. It was cheaper than the tool we had and we were able to get rid of standalone tool for surveys. overall, just better user experience for all.

Incentivized

• Significant control on risks
• Significant savings on audit testing can be achieved
• Automation of risk management has a lot of audit standardization and confidence in compliance
• Reliability of automated controls reduces time vested in testing the standard controls