Pentana – What’s in it for me?

Pentana - Home screen
Pentana - Home screen

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

Pentana - Audit Coverage
Pentana – Audit Coverage

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

Pentana - Self-assessments via web
Pentana – Self-assessments via web

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

Pentana - Web interface: submitting action updates
Pentana – Web interface: submitting action updates

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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