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THE ROOF - BUSINESS OWNERSHIP
Concept: Access Risk is business risk. It
often resides with IT teams, but for
effective management, it should be with
business owners.
Objectives:
Obtain correct solutions and processes.
Ensure business ownership and
accountability.
Enhance decision-making and access
risk management.
Questions to Ask:
Do business users understand and
perform their access risk management
activities?
Are business users an effective 'first
line of defense'?
STRUCTURE - ROLE DESIGN, GRC
SOLUTION, RULE SET
Concept: The structure focuses on Role
Design, GRC Solution, and Rule Set for an
effective GRC framework.
Components:
Role Design: Provides appropriate
access, simplifies risk management, and
enhances buy-in.
GRC Solution: User-friendly for
administrators and business-friendly
language.
Rule Set: Contains relevant risks,
prevents monitoring failures.
Questions to Ask:
Do you have a good SAP role design?
Does the role design provide appropriate
access?
Do users understand their access?
Is your GRC solution business-friendly?
Are you using an 'out-of-the-box' rule
set?
FOUNDATION - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Concept: Well-defined policies and
procedures form the foundation of SAP
security and GRC.
Objectives:
Ensure strong policies underpin GRC
activities.
Enhance GRC framework with detailed
documentation.
Questions to Ask:
Do you have well-documented policies
for all use cases?
Is your GRC solution primarily used as
a backend solution by IT?
THE EFFECTIVE GRC PYRAMID OFFERS
A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO
MANAGING GRC. BY FOCUSING ON
BUSINESS OWNERSHIP, STRUCTURED
ROLES, EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS, AND
COMPREHENSIVE POLICIES,
ORGANIZATIONS CAN ACHIEVE
ROBUST GRC FRAMEWORKS.
FINAL THOUGHT: IMPLEMENTING THE
EFFECTIVE GRC PYRAMID ENSURES
ENHANCED RISK MANAGEMENT,
COMPLIANCE, AND GOVERNANCE
CAPABILITIES.
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