Protiviti’s Application Controls Effectiveness consultants assist clients with selecting application solutions and managing both their application security and control environment and the risks associated with complex software implementations.

The speed, accuracy and integrity of applications information are essential to business success. Organizations that are selecting, implementing and managing today's complex enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems face a significant challenge in identifying, measuring and managing the unique risks they face. In the Panorama Consulting Group’s 2008 ERP survey of 1,300 organizations, 93 percent of ERP implementation initiatives took longer than expected and 65 percent were over budget.

We help you choose application solutions, manage the significant risks of complex ERP implementations, evaluate and design effective segregation of duties (SoD) frameworks, optimize the configuration of automated ERP controls, and implement integrated governance, risk and compliance (GRC) applications suites. We also provide ERP audits to help clients assess their existing automated ERP controls. Our relationships with Oracle, SAP and other solution providers give us a unique perspective on the nuances of these technologies.  We help you avoid costs associated with project delays, execute projects that meet expectations, mitigate the risks of costly re-implementations and reduce the total cost of ongoing compliance activities.

Our services include: 

1. Application Security and Segregation of Duties 
2. Automated Application Controls Design and Enhancement 
3. ERP Audits 
4. ERP Selection 
5. Implementation Risk Management 
6. Assessment Tools