Internal Audits

Outsourcing Service/Outsource Services Evaluation

... Integration Integration servers and Brokers Integration via EAI or middleware Intellectual Property (IP) Internal Internal Audits Internal Infrastructure and ... http://outsourcing.technologyevaluation.com/application-development-maintenance/ - 25k - 2009-03-09

Attributes of Sarbanes-Oxley Tool Sets Part Two: Information and ...

by Joseph J. Strub & Michael J. Lucas ... Support internal and external audits by providing detailed logs of each transaction and the results of the business-model audit. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/12/research_notes/MI_EV_XJS_12_09_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-12-09 Summary: An earlier article, Audit Considerations for Enterprise Software Implementations, included a brief discussion of the use of computer-based tool sets and repositories to facilitate compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Here we examine this issue in more detail. Of particular interest are the key c

Joining the Sarbanes-Oxley Bandwagon; Meeting the Needs of Small ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Section 404 requires audits of internal controls, and has caused executives to reexamine, and possibly replace, operational systems that are not well ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_15_05_1.asp - 29k - 2005-11-15 Summary: To meet tough government compliance, more vendors are offering compliance solutions. CODA's collaborative task modeling tool takes an enterprise's best practices model, audits business processes, automates data collection, and creates a secure collaborative space to offer checks and balances to simplify

Internal Department PPM Application Evaluation

... a record or a document without losing metadata Ability to conduct audits using hand ... notify users of required action and to route them through internal mail or ... http://ppm.technologyevaluation.com/internal-departments/ - 101k - 2009-03-09

Audit Considerations for Enterprise Software Implementations Part ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... of the respondents believe that Section 404 of the Act, which requires business process audits and documentation to support internal controls certification, is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/10/research_notes/MI_EV_XJS_10_20_03_1.asp - 18k - 2003-10-20 Summary: Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight is being refocused on the audit function. However, by waiting until systems are live and in production before applying an audit regimen, you may miss an excellent opportunity to establ

Global Trade and the Role of Governance, Risk Management, and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... prepare the business and enterprise systems for internal and external audits; standardize, communicate, and enforce compliance initiatives across the entire ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/03/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_03_07_07_1.asp - 31k - 2007-03-07 Summary: The growing number of legal and regulatory requirements associated with global trading is one of many reasons enterprises are looking into global trade management applications, and into harnessing the up-and-coming, strategic software category of governance, risk management, and compliance.

Congress Acknowledges Outdated Banking Laws

by L. Taylor ... The FDIC reviews these optional audits, and assigns what is called an URSIT ... and is an indicator of how well a bank manages its internal information technology ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/1999/10/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_10_26_99_2.asp - 7k - 1999-10-26 Summary: Following a previous TEC News Analysis on the security of financial transactions, Congress and the White House have agreed to put into place new legislation for monitoring banking, including on-line banking. New banking laws that are more current than today's Depression Era banking laws need to be crafte

Information Security 101: an Introduction to Being Compliant and ...

... Mitigate the risk of both internal and external ... monitor, and keep financial file logs (from financial reporting systems) for at least one year, for SOX audits. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 47k - 2008-01-25

Using Demand to Modulate Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Networks

by Subramanyam Venkataraman ... Figure 1 (source: Stats Inc., Store Audits, Roland Berger Analysis). ... Internal silos, and closed loop activity Instead of taking a holistic view of the supply ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/06/research_notes/MI_SC_XSV_06_21_06_1.asp - 21k - 2006-06-21 Summary: Traditionally, the consumer packaged goods supply chain has been 'driven to the market,' mostly by upstream manufacturers. But progressive companies are realizing the value of being 'driven by the market,' and are starting to use demand as a guiding principle.

Thou Shalt Comply (and More), or Else: Looking at Sarbanes-Oxley

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... fees too), is responsible for overseeing and investigating the audits and auditors ... services firm that helps business leaders execute internal initiatives), the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/02/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_02_21_07_1.asp - 15k - 2007-02-21 Summary: Compliance with the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act (and a slew of other regulations) is crucial for all businesses, as failure to comply with the law's strict standards and policies can spell disaster for executives and upper management of any enterprise.