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Aline™ provides a 'knowledge' foundation for greater business alignment that can be used to integrate new and existing capabilities to further drive down cost of compliance...and ulitmately to TRANSFORM compliance into value for the business.…

Use the Aline foundation for Cost Reduction Opportunties…


 *Align Internal Audit Plans with 404 to consolidate audits, optimize staffing and minimize business disruption.
 *Align Financial Reporting with 404 to automate closing, consolidation and planning controls.
 *Align BI Reporting and Dashboards from transaction data sources with 404 to automate detective and monitoring controls.
 *Align Security Management with 404 to automate segregation of duties controls.
 *Align Content Management with 404 to drive awareness and tone-at-the-top programs.
 *Align Training & Skills Development with 404 data to strengthen individual accountability and control effectiveness.

Build on this foundation to Transform Compliance into Value…


 *Align transaction controls monitoring information for 404 with information to support Opeational Risk Management and Enterprise Peroformance Management.
 *Align accountability information for 404 with Human Capital Management goals for job design, competency development and productivity.
 *Align organizational, process, people and systems information for 404 with IT Asset & Project Portfolios to define IT Strategy for systems replacements and enhancements.

Non-SOX Use

A more limited version of Aline is available for Self-Assessments and Internal Control reviews by private companies, non-profit organizations, and state / local governments and agencies who seek 'better practice'.

Keywords
audit planning
BI reporting
business alignment
Business Intelligence
compliance
dashboards
human capital management
internal audit
IT Asset Management
operational risk
operational risk management
productivity
risk management
Section 404
Section 404 and audit
Section 404 and automation
Section 404 and financial reporting
self-assessment


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Vendor: Business Intelligence International


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