Why Pentana? What’s in it for me?
The comprehensive Pentana software offers plenty of benefits and added value for all types of users. Here some examples:
Third line of defence

Audit committee & CAE
- Keep to and improve current audit methodology
- Graphical overviews of key indicators
- Two-dimensional audit universe overlaid with audit coverage
- Identification of unresponsive departments and overdue actions
Audit managers
- Increased standardisation and professionalism
- Risk-based audit planning
- Dashboards and interactive reports
- Standardised and automated audit deliverables
- Quality assurance through documented reviews
- Timesheet recording and reporting
- Standardised and automated action tracking
Auditors
- Standardised and structured work plans
- Sharing of knowledge and audit experience
- Offline working
- Documentation of fieldwork including text formatting
- Drag-and drop attachments
- Various interactive dashboards
Second line of defence

Compliance, SOX and IC officers
- Manage incidents and assign actions
- Control self-assessments with reviews
- Regular assessment cycle with email reminders
- Control coverage and matrix analysis
Risk managers
- Manage key issues and link with operational risks
- Risk self-assessments with reviews
- Regular assessment cycle with email reminders
- Risk exposure analysis and heat map
First line of defence

Managers, auditees and action owners
- Document incidents via web interface
- Web-based action follow-up with email reminders
- Single sign-on via Internet Explorer
IT department
- Efficient deployment with Click-Once technology
- Transparent and secure authentication via single sign-on
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Supporting your organisation with Pentana Audit
If you would like to explore how Pentana Audit could support your audit, compliance, or risk management activities, we would be pleased to discuss your situation and objectives.
