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Compare Segregation of Duties Analysis Options
Most companies use spreadsheets in-house, software built for segregation of duties, or a consulting engagement. SOD Check is a finished diagnostic. Our software and practitioners do the analysis. You install nothing and maintain nothing. You export the reports and make the decisions.
How does SOD Check compare with other ways to handle segregation of duties?
| Spreadsheets in-house | Software | Consulting engagement | SOD Check | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who does the analysis | Your team | Your team, using the tool | The consultant | Our software, plus practitioner review |
| How consistent it is | Depends on your team’s process and controls | Depends on configuration, rules and ongoing maintenance | Varies by engagement | Same method on every run. Practitioner review adds a safety check. |
| What you set up and maintain | Rules, workbooks, and the know-how to read them | License, setup, rules, mappings, and training | Scoping and oversight of a custom project | Nothing to install or maintain. You export the reports. |
| What you end up with | Your team’s own analysis | Tool output your team must interpret | A custom report | A finished diagnostic with recommended fixes for management to weigh, plus the CHECK Method |
Continuous-monitoring software can be the right fit for some companies. SOD Check is for companies that want the answer without running the platform.
Which package fits?
| Package | What you get | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | A current-state diagnostic. Potential conflicts within and between roles, ranked High or Medium, with the users, roles, and permissions behind them. Recommended fixes, the Chain-of-Evidence Workbook, and the Detailed Diagnostic Workbook. | Clarity on where you stand today. |
| Pro | Everything in Essential. Plus a side-by-side comparison with your last SOD Check, by role and by user. Plus the CFO and Audit Committee Executive Summary as a bonus. Needs an earlier SOD Check on the same system. | See what changed since your last run. Run it as often as you need. |
| Premium | Everything in Essential. Plus comparisons with earlier runs when they exist, administrator conflicts by user, the CFO and Audit Committee Executive Summary, completeness, accuracy, and data-integrity evidence prepared by our team, and a 30-minute consultation with a practitioner. Can be your first run. | Executive reporting and audit support, plus a view of change over time. |
Each package is a fixed price per system, per run. Not sure which fits? Start with your question. Where do we stand today? Essential. What changed since your last run? Pro. What will our CFO, Audit Committee and auditor need? Premium. Or tell us what prompted the analysis. We will recommend a package and share pricing once we understand your scope.
Can SOD Check help reduce software license costs?
It can help. The results may show users with administrator or other broad access they do not need. Moving them to a lower-cost license may be possible. Savings depend on your system and your license agreement.
Is SOD Check software?
It is a service powered by our own software, with results reviewed by experienced practitioners. You buy the finished diagnostic, not a software license. There is nothing for your team to set up or run. The CHECK Method is yours to keep.
Does SOD Check remove access?
No. It finds potential conflicts and recommends options. Management decides. Your authorized team makes the changes.
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For a full guide to who offers segregation of duties reviews and how they differ, read Segregation of Duties Review Services: Who Offers Them?. Also see Continuous Monitoring or a Periodic Diagnostic?, Delinea Fastpath, Netwrix Strongpoint or A2Q2 SOD Check? and What Can You Do Instead of Buying SOD Software?.