Mastering Separation of Duties Design and Compliance
You're under pressure. Audits are tightening, compliance deadlines are looming, and a single oversight in access control could trigger regulatory penalties, data breaches, or worse - loss of stakeholder trust. You need certainty, not guesswork. You need a methodology so precise it transforms SoD from a compliance burden into a strategic asset. The reality? Most professionals patch together fragmented policies that fail under scrutiny. But what if you had a complete, battle-tested system - one that delivers immediate clarity on conflict identification, role segmentation, and audit readiness across ERP, financial, and operational systems? Mastering Separation of Duties Design and Compliance is that system. This is not theory. It’s a field-proven blueprint used by top-tier GRC specialists, internal auditors, and SAP/Oracle security leads to design clean, defensible access architectures and pass audits with confidence. No fluff. No filler. Just actionable intelligence. Take Sarah K., Senior Internal Controls Analyst at a Fortune 500 energy firm. After completing this course, she redesigned her company’s procurement-to-pay access model, eliminating over 120 high-risk conflicts. Her revised framework was fast-tracked for enterprise rollout - and she was promoted within six months. This course takes you from uncertainty to board-ready expertise in under 30 days. You’ll develop a fully documented SoD strategy, complete with segregation matrices, risk-scoring protocols, and remediation workflows tailored to your environment. You’ll finish with a professional-grade proposal package and the clarity to defend your design at any level. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Self-Paced | Immediate Online Access | On-Demand Learning
This course is designed for working professionals who need maximum flexibility with zero compromise on depth. You gain full, self-paced access to a comprehensive curriculum engineered for real-world application - no fixed start dates, no time zones, no live sessions to miss. Typical completion time is 25–30 hours, with most learners seeing tangible results in role conflict mapping and risk assessment within the first 72 hours. Because the content builds progressively, you can apply each module directly to your current responsibilities - from day one. Full Lifetime Access & Continuous Updates
Enroll once, learn for life. You receive permanent access to all course materials, including every future update issued by The Art of Service. Regulatory frameworks evolve, so your training should too - at no additional cost. The content is fully mobile-friendly, optimised for any device, and available 24/7 from anywhere in the world. Whether you’re on-site at a client location or reviewing controls after hours, your learning goes where you go. Clarity, Support, and Risk-Free Enrollment
You’re not navigating this alone. This course includes direct access to structured guidance from certified GRC practitioners through a private support channel. Ask questions, submit access scenarios, and receive expert feedback aligned with global standards like SOX, COBIT, and ISO 27001. Upon completion, you’ll earn a formal Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service - a globally recognised credential trusted by compliance teams, auditors, and risk officers across 130+ countries. This is not a participation badge; it verifies mastery of practical SoD design and auditing procedures. Pricing is straightforward. There are no hidden fees, subscriptions, or surprise charges. What you see is exactly what you get - a complete, one-time investment in your expertise. We accept all major payment methods including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal - processed securely with bank-level encryption to protect your data. Your enrollment is protected by our 30-day satisfied or refunded guarantee. If you complete the first three modules and don’t feel significantly more confident in identifying, analysing, and resolving SoD conflicts, simply request a full refund. No forms. No hassles. Zero risk. You’ll receive a confirmation email immediately after enrollment. Your course access details will be delivered separately once your materials are fully prepared - ensuring every resource meets our exacting quality standards. “Will this work for me?” Yes - even if you’ve never led an SoD initiative before. Even if your ERP system is highly customised. Even if you're juggling multiple compliance mandates. This course gives you standardised templates, modular frameworks, and role-specific workflows used successfully by junior analysts and enterprise architects alike. One internal auditor in Australia used the conflict heat-mapping methodology from Module 4 to reduce false positives by 73%, cutting audit prep time in half. A SAP security lead in Germany applied the risk-weighting matrix to pass a surprise SOX audit with zero observations. This works, even if your environment is complex, understaffed, or high-pressure. This is risk-reversal at its strongest: You gain lifetime access to a mission-critical skill set, backed by expert support, a global credential, and a refund promise - so your only move is forward.
Extensive and Detailed Course Curriculum
Module 1: Foundations of Separation of Duties - Understanding the core concept and historical evolution of SoD
- Defining critical functions across finance, IT, and operations
- Distinguishing between incompatible duties and operational efficiency
- The link between SoD and fraud prevention
- Key regulatory drivers: SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and FCPA
- Role of internal controls in governance frameworks
- SoD in the context of COSO and COBIT 2019
- Common misconceptions and pitfalls in SoD implementation
- Organisational culture and ethical accountability
- Case study: Enron and the cost of failed segregation
Module 2: Regulatory and Industry Compliance Frameworks - Detailed breakdown of SOX Section 404 requirements for access controls
- Mapping SoD to NIST SP 800-53 control families
- Integrating SoD principles into ISO 27001 security policies
- Financial industry standards: Basel III, FFIEC, and IAASA
- Healthcare compliance: HIPAA access rule alignment
- Public sector mandates and government auditing standards
- ERP-specific compliance: SAP GRC, Oracle FCCS
- Global variance in regulatory expectations
- How to create a jurisdiction-specific SoD policy
- Preparing for hybrid and multi-cloud compliance
Module 3: Identifying and Classifying Key Conflicts - Techniques for mapping end-to-end business processes
- Defining high-risk transaction pairs: create vs. approve vs. pay
- Procurement cycle conflict zones: requisition, PO, receipt, invoice
- Payroll conflicts: data entry, approval, disbursement
- Fixed asset lifecycle: acquisition, depreciation, disposal
- Journal entry workflows: posting, review, reconciliation
- Vendor master data: creation, payment, approval
- Customer credit management and cash application
- IT system administration: provisioning, monitoring, audit access
- Using process flow diagrams to visualise conflict paths
Module 4: Risk Assessment and Conflict Heat Mapping - Developing a risk-scoring model for duty combinations
- Assigning likelihood and impact values to conflict types
- Creating a SoD risk heat map by business unit
- Using quantitative methods to prioritise remediation
- Threshold setting for high, medium, and low-risk conflicts
- Integration with enterprise risk management systems
- Scenario testing for control failure impact
- Linking conflict exposure to financial materiality
- Audit trail analysis to detect pattern-based risks
- Automated risk identification using access logs
Module 5: Role Design Principles and Best Practices - Top-down vs. bottom-up role design approaches
- Defining roles based on job function, not individuals
- Principle of least privilege in access assignment
- Avoiding role explosion through modular design
- Establishing role hierarchies and inheritance rules
- Role naming conventions for audit clarity
- Managing temporary and emergency access roles
- Designing roles for shared service environments
- Cross-departmental role alignment challenges
- Documenting role responsibilities and access rights
Module 6: Building Segregation Matrices - Structure of a comprehensive SoD matrix
- Populating functional and technical conflict pairs
- Incorporating transaction codes and object-level access
- Using dependency mapping to identify indirect conflicts
- Matrix maintenance and version control
- Integration with HR systems for role assignment tracking
- Automating matrix updates using scripts and tools
- Colour-coding and annotation standards for readability
- Peer review processes for matrix accuracy
- Presenting matrices to audit and compliance teams
Module 7: Access Review and User Provisioning - User access review cycles and frequency standards
- Segregation between requestor, approver, and provisioner
- Automated provisioning workflows with built-in checks
- Delegation protocols during staff absences
- Separating creation, modification, and deletion rights
- Managing shared and service accounts securely
- Audit reporting on user access changes
- Correcting orphaned and stale accounts
- Re-onboarding workflows after role changes
- Monitoring access creep over time
Module 8: Conflict Detection and Analysis Tools - Evaluating SoD analysis tools: SAP GRC, Oracle IAM, Saviynt
- Running access risk analysis reports
- Interpreting user conflict reports and exception logs
- Exporting data for offline analysis in Excel and Power BI
- Setting up custom conflict rules and thresholds
- Creating automated alerting for high-risk assignments
- Using data visualisation to communicate risk
- Comparing manual vs. automated detection methods
- Validating tool outputs with sample testing
- Integrating tool results into audit documentation
Module 9: Remediation Strategies and Workarounds - Distinguishing between elimination and mitigation
- Rationalising roles to remove redundant access
- Implementing compensating controls for unavoidable conflicts
- Designing approval workflows as interim safeguards
- Time-bound access with automatic expiry
- Two-person controls and dual authorisation protocols
- Segregation of monitoring and reporting functions
- Documenting justifications for residual risks
- Engaging legal and compliance in risk acceptance
- Tracking remediation progress in a central log
Module 10: Testing and Validation of SoD Controls - Designing test scripts for segregation validation
- Performing walkthroughs with process owners
- Sampling methodologies for access reviews
- Re-performing transactions to verify control gaps
- Testing segregation in integrated systems
- Documenting test results using standard templates
- Handling exceptions and management responses
- Updating controls based on test findings
- Re-testing after remediation
- Preparing test documentation for auditors
Module 11: SoD in ERP and Core Business Systems - SAP-specific conflict areas: FI, CO, MM, SD, HCM
- Oracle EBS access control conflict zones
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 segregation design
- Workday financials: separation in payroll and benefits
- NetSuite role-based access conflicts
- Systems with custom ABAP or SQL integrations
- Third-party add-ons and their impact on SoD
- Client-specific configurations and legacy workarounds
- Handling interface user access securely
- Segregation in cross-system workflows
Module 12: Organisational and Change Management - Gaining executive sponsorship for SoD initiatives
- Building cross-functional implementation teams
- Communicating SoD changes to end users
- Training requesters, approvers, and managers
- Managing resistance to access restrictions
- Creating a culture of accountability
- Integrating SoD into onboarding and offboarding
- Updating organisational charts and RACI matrices
- Aligning HR job descriptions with access policies
- Measuring user adoption and compliance rates
Module 13: Continuous Monitoring and Audit Readiness - Establishing ongoing SoD monitoring processes
- Scheduling periodic access certification campaigns
- Automating audit trail reviews for suspicious activity
- Preparing real-time dashboards for risk visibility
- Generating regulator-ready access reports
- Documenting control design and operating effectiveness
- Responding to auditor inquiries proactively
- Updating policies in response to findings
- Using feedback loops to improve designs
- Aligning SoD monitoring with SOC 1 and SOC 2 reviews
Module 14: Advanced SoD Scenarios and Edge Cases - Handling single-person departments with limited staff
- Segregation in outsourced finance and HR functions
- Third-party vendor access and oversight
- Multinational operations with local vs. global controls
- Mergers and acquisitions: harmonising role sets
- Interim leadership arrangements and access
- Emergency access and break-glass procedures
- Crisis management and temporary control overrides
- Remote work and cloud-based access challenges
- Segregation in automated robotic process automation
Module 15: Policy Development and Governance Documentation - Drafting a formal SoD policy aligned with standards
- Defining roles and responsibilities in policy text
- Setting access review frequencies and escalation paths
- Documenting approval authority thresholds
- Incorporating risk appetite statements
- Version control and policy approval workflows
- Distributing policy across departments
- Obtaining sign-off from legal and compliance
- Linking policy to employee training modules
- Archiving historical policy versions
Module 16: Certification, Audit Defense, and Professional Credibility - Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert
Module 17: Capstone Project and Certification - Designing a full SoD strategy for a simulated enterprise
- Mapping business processes and identifying conflicts
- Creating a role taxonomy and segregation matrix
- Risk-scoring conflicts and prioritising remediation
- Drafting a compensating control framework
- Developing an access review schedule
- Writing a formal SoD policy document
- Preparing a presentation for executive review
- Submitting your project for expert feedback
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
Module 1: Foundations of Separation of Duties - Understanding the core concept and historical evolution of SoD
- Defining critical functions across finance, IT, and operations
- Distinguishing between incompatible duties and operational efficiency
- The link between SoD and fraud prevention
- Key regulatory drivers: SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and FCPA
- Role of internal controls in governance frameworks
- SoD in the context of COSO and COBIT 2019
- Common misconceptions and pitfalls in SoD implementation
- Organisational culture and ethical accountability
- Case study: Enron and the cost of failed segregation
Module 2: Regulatory and Industry Compliance Frameworks - Detailed breakdown of SOX Section 404 requirements for access controls
- Mapping SoD to NIST SP 800-53 control families
- Integrating SoD principles into ISO 27001 security policies
- Financial industry standards: Basel III, FFIEC, and IAASA
- Healthcare compliance: HIPAA access rule alignment
- Public sector mandates and government auditing standards
- ERP-specific compliance: SAP GRC, Oracle FCCS
- Global variance in regulatory expectations
- How to create a jurisdiction-specific SoD policy
- Preparing for hybrid and multi-cloud compliance
Module 3: Identifying and Classifying Key Conflicts - Techniques for mapping end-to-end business processes
- Defining high-risk transaction pairs: create vs. approve vs. pay
- Procurement cycle conflict zones: requisition, PO, receipt, invoice
- Payroll conflicts: data entry, approval, disbursement
- Fixed asset lifecycle: acquisition, depreciation, disposal
- Journal entry workflows: posting, review, reconciliation
- Vendor master data: creation, payment, approval
- Customer credit management and cash application
- IT system administration: provisioning, monitoring, audit access
- Using process flow diagrams to visualise conflict paths
Module 4: Risk Assessment and Conflict Heat Mapping - Developing a risk-scoring model for duty combinations
- Assigning likelihood and impact values to conflict types
- Creating a SoD risk heat map by business unit
- Using quantitative methods to prioritise remediation
- Threshold setting for high, medium, and low-risk conflicts
- Integration with enterprise risk management systems
- Scenario testing for control failure impact
- Linking conflict exposure to financial materiality
- Audit trail analysis to detect pattern-based risks
- Automated risk identification using access logs
Module 5: Role Design Principles and Best Practices - Top-down vs. bottom-up role design approaches
- Defining roles based on job function, not individuals
- Principle of least privilege in access assignment
- Avoiding role explosion through modular design
- Establishing role hierarchies and inheritance rules
- Role naming conventions for audit clarity
- Managing temporary and emergency access roles
- Designing roles for shared service environments
- Cross-departmental role alignment challenges
- Documenting role responsibilities and access rights
Module 6: Building Segregation Matrices - Structure of a comprehensive SoD matrix
- Populating functional and technical conflict pairs
- Incorporating transaction codes and object-level access
- Using dependency mapping to identify indirect conflicts
- Matrix maintenance and version control
- Integration with HR systems for role assignment tracking
- Automating matrix updates using scripts and tools
- Colour-coding and annotation standards for readability
- Peer review processes for matrix accuracy
- Presenting matrices to audit and compliance teams
Module 7: Access Review and User Provisioning - User access review cycles and frequency standards
- Segregation between requestor, approver, and provisioner
- Automated provisioning workflows with built-in checks
- Delegation protocols during staff absences
- Separating creation, modification, and deletion rights
- Managing shared and service accounts securely
- Audit reporting on user access changes
- Correcting orphaned and stale accounts
- Re-onboarding workflows after role changes
- Monitoring access creep over time
Module 8: Conflict Detection and Analysis Tools - Evaluating SoD analysis tools: SAP GRC, Oracle IAM, Saviynt
- Running access risk analysis reports
- Interpreting user conflict reports and exception logs
- Exporting data for offline analysis in Excel and Power BI
- Setting up custom conflict rules and thresholds
- Creating automated alerting for high-risk assignments
- Using data visualisation to communicate risk
- Comparing manual vs. automated detection methods
- Validating tool outputs with sample testing
- Integrating tool results into audit documentation
Module 9: Remediation Strategies and Workarounds - Distinguishing between elimination and mitigation
- Rationalising roles to remove redundant access
- Implementing compensating controls for unavoidable conflicts
- Designing approval workflows as interim safeguards
- Time-bound access with automatic expiry
- Two-person controls and dual authorisation protocols
- Segregation of monitoring and reporting functions
- Documenting justifications for residual risks
- Engaging legal and compliance in risk acceptance
- Tracking remediation progress in a central log
Module 10: Testing and Validation of SoD Controls - Designing test scripts for segregation validation
- Performing walkthroughs with process owners
- Sampling methodologies for access reviews
- Re-performing transactions to verify control gaps
- Testing segregation in integrated systems
- Documenting test results using standard templates
- Handling exceptions and management responses
- Updating controls based on test findings
- Re-testing after remediation
- Preparing test documentation for auditors
Module 11: SoD in ERP and Core Business Systems - SAP-specific conflict areas: FI, CO, MM, SD, HCM
- Oracle EBS access control conflict zones
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 segregation design
- Workday financials: separation in payroll and benefits
- NetSuite role-based access conflicts
- Systems with custom ABAP or SQL integrations
- Third-party add-ons and their impact on SoD
- Client-specific configurations and legacy workarounds
- Handling interface user access securely
- Segregation in cross-system workflows
Module 12: Organisational and Change Management - Gaining executive sponsorship for SoD initiatives
- Building cross-functional implementation teams
- Communicating SoD changes to end users
- Training requesters, approvers, and managers
- Managing resistance to access restrictions
- Creating a culture of accountability
- Integrating SoD into onboarding and offboarding
- Updating organisational charts and RACI matrices
- Aligning HR job descriptions with access policies
- Measuring user adoption and compliance rates
Module 13: Continuous Monitoring and Audit Readiness - Establishing ongoing SoD monitoring processes
- Scheduling periodic access certification campaigns
- Automating audit trail reviews for suspicious activity
- Preparing real-time dashboards for risk visibility
- Generating regulator-ready access reports
- Documenting control design and operating effectiveness
- Responding to auditor inquiries proactively
- Updating policies in response to findings
- Using feedback loops to improve designs
- Aligning SoD monitoring with SOC 1 and SOC 2 reviews
Module 14: Advanced SoD Scenarios and Edge Cases - Handling single-person departments with limited staff
- Segregation in outsourced finance and HR functions
- Third-party vendor access and oversight
- Multinational operations with local vs. global controls
- Mergers and acquisitions: harmonising role sets
- Interim leadership arrangements and access
- Emergency access and break-glass procedures
- Crisis management and temporary control overrides
- Remote work and cloud-based access challenges
- Segregation in automated robotic process automation
Module 15: Policy Development and Governance Documentation - Drafting a formal SoD policy aligned with standards
- Defining roles and responsibilities in policy text
- Setting access review frequencies and escalation paths
- Documenting approval authority thresholds
- Incorporating risk appetite statements
- Version control and policy approval workflows
- Distributing policy across departments
- Obtaining sign-off from legal and compliance
- Linking policy to employee training modules
- Archiving historical policy versions
Module 16: Certification, Audit Defense, and Professional Credibility - Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert
Module 17: Capstone Project and Certification - Designing a full SoD strategy for a simulated enterprise
- Mapping business processes and identifying conflicts
- Creating a role taxonomy and segregation matrix
- Risk-scoring conflicts and prioritising remediation
- Drafting a compensating control framework
- Developing an access review schedule
- Writing a formal SoD policy document
- Preparing a presentation for executive review
- Submitting your project for expert feedback
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Detailed breakdown of SOX Section 404 requirements for access controls
- Mapping SoD to NIST SP 800-53 control families
- Integrating SoD principles into ISO 27001 security policies
- Financial industry standards: Basel III, FFIEC, and IAASA
- Healthcare compliance: HIPAA access rule alignment
- Public sector mandates and government auditing standards
- ERP-specific compliance: SAP GRC, Oracle FCCS
- Global variance in regulatory expectations
- How to create a jurisdiction-specific SoD policy
- Preparing for hybrid and multi-cloud compliance
Module 3: Identifying and Classifying Key Conflicts - Techniques for mapping end-to-end business processes
- Defining high-risk transaction pairs: create vs. approve vs. pay
- Procurement cycle conflict zones: requisition, PO, receipt, invoice
- Payroll conflicts: data entry, approval, disbursement
- Fixed asset lifecycle: acquisition, depreciation, disposal
- Journal entry workflows: posting, review, reconciliation
- Vendor master data: creation, payment, approval
- Customer credit management and cash application
- IT system administration: provisioning, monitoring, audit access
- Using process flow diagrams to visualise conflict paths
Module 4: Risk Assessment and Conflict Heat Mapping - Developing a risk-scoring model for duty combinations
- Assigning likelihood and impact values to conflict types
- Creating a SoD risk heat map by business unit
- Using quantitative methods to prioritise remediation
- Threshold setting for high, medium, and low-risk conflicts
- Integration with enterprise risk management systems
- Scenario testing for control failure impact
- Linking conflict exposure to financial materiality
- Audit trail analysis to detect pattern-based risks
- Automated risk identification using access logs
Module 5: Role Design Principles and Best Practices - Top-down vs. bottom-up role design approaches
- Defining roles based on job function, not individuals
- Principle of least privilege in access assignment
- Avoiding role explosion through modular design
- Establishing role hierarchies and inheritance rules
- Role naming conventions for audit clarity
- Managing temporary and emergency access roles
- Designing roles for shared service environments
- Cross-departmental role alignment challenges
- Documenting role responsibilities and access rights
Module 6: Building Segregation Matrices - Structure of a comprehensive SoD matrix
- Populating functional and technical conflict pairs
- Incorporating transaction codes and object-level access
- Using dependency mapping to identify indirect conflicts
- Matrix maintenance and version control
- Integration with HR systems for role assignment tracking
- Automating matrix updates using scripts and tools
- Colour-coding and annotation standards for readability
- Peer review processes for matrix accuracy
- Presenting matrices to audit and compliance teams
Module 7: Access Review and User Provisioning - User access review cycles and frequency standards
- Segregation between requestor, approver, and provisioner
- Automated provisioning workflows with built-in checks
- Delegation protocols during staff absences
- Separating creation, modification, and deletion rights
- Managing shared and service accounts securely
- Audit reporting on user access changes
- Correcting orphaned and stale accounts
- Re-onboarding workflows after role changes
- Monitoring access creep over time
Module 8: Conflict Detection and Analysis Tools - Evaluating SoD analysis tools: SAP GRC, Oracle IAM, Saviynt
- Running access risk analysis reports
- Interpreting user conflict reports and exception logs
- Exporting data for offline analysis in Excel and Power BI
- Setting up custom conflict rules and thresholds
- Creating automated alerting for high-risk assignments
- Using data visualisation to communicate risk
- Comparing manual vs. automated detection methods
- Validating tool outputs with sample testing
- Integrating tool results into audit documentation
Module 9: Remediation Strategies and Workarounds - Distinguishing between elimination and mitigation
- Rationalising roles to remove redundant access
- Implementing compensating controls for unavoidable conflicts
- Designing approval workflows as interim safeguards
- Time-bound access with automatic expiry
- Two-person controls and dual authorisation protocols
- Segregation of monitoring and reporting functions
- Documenting justifications for residual risks
- Engaging legal and compliance in risk acceptance
- Tracking remediation progress in a central log
Module 10: Testing and Validation of SoD Controls - Designing test scripts for segregation validation
- Performing walkthroughs with process owners
- Sampling methodologies for access reviews
- Re-performing transactions to verify control gaps
- Testing segregation in integrated systems
- Documenting test results using standard templates
- Handling exceptions and management responses
- Updating controls based on test findings
- Re-testing after remediation
- Preparing test documentation for auditors
Module 11: SoD in ERP and Core Business Systems - SAP-specific conflict areas: FI, CO, MM, SD, HCM
- Oracle EBS access control conflict zones
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 segregation design
- Workday financials: separation in payroll and benefits
- NetSuite role-based access conflicts
- Systems with custom ABAP or SQL integrations
- Third-party add-ons and their impact on SoD
- Client-specific configurations and legacy workarounds
- Handling interface user access securely
- Segregation in cross-system workflows
Module 12: Organisational and Change Management - Gaining executive sponsorship for SoD initiatives
- Building cross-functional implementation teams
- Communicating SoD changes to end users
- Training requesters, approvers, and managers
- Managing resistance to access restrictions
- Creating a culture of accountability
- Integrating SoD into onboarding and offboarding
- Updating organisational charts and RACI matrices
- Aligning HR job descriptions with access policies
- Measuring user adoption and compliance rates
Module 13: Continuous Monitoring and Audit Readiness - Establishing ongoing SoD monitoring processes
- Scheduling periodic access certification campaigns
- Automating audit trail reviews for suspicious activity
- Preparing real-time dashboards for risk visibility
- Generating regulator-ready access reports
- Documenting control design and operating effectiveness
- Responding to auditor inquiries proactively
- Updating policies in response to findings
- Using feedback loops to improve designs
- Aligning SoD monitoring with SOC 1 and SOC 2 reviews
Module 14: Advanced SoD Scenarios and Edge Cases - Handling single-person departments with limited staff
- Segregation in outsourced finance and HR functions
- Third-party vendor access and oversight
- Multinational operations with local vs. global controls
- Mergers and acquisitions: harmonising role sets
- Interim leadership arrangements and access
- Emergency access and break-glass procedures
- Crisis management and temporary control overrides
- Remote work and cloud-based access challenges
- Segregation in automated robotic process automation
Module 15: Policy Development and Governance Documentation - Drafting a formal SoD policy aligned with standards
- Defining roles and responsibilities in policy text
- Setting access review frequencies and escalation paths
- Documenting approval authority thresholds
- Incorporating risk appetite statements
- Version control and policy approval workflows
- Distributing policy across departments
- Obtaining sign-off from legal and compliance
- Linking policy to employee training modules
- Archiving historical policy versions
Module 16: Certification, Audit Defense, and Professional Credibility - Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert
Module 17: Capstone Project and Certification - Designing a full SoD strategy for a simulated enterprise
- Mapping business processes and identifying conflicts
- Creating a role taxonomy and segregation matrix
- Risk-scoring conflicts and prioritising remediation
- Drafting a compensating control framework
- Developing an access review schedule
- Writing a formal SoD policy document
- Preparing a presentation for executive review
- Submitting your project for expert feedback
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Developing a risk-scoring model for duty combinations
- Assigning likelihood and impact values to conflict types
- Creating a SoD risk heat map by business unit
- Using quantitative methods to prioritise remediation
- Threshold setting for high, medium, and low-risk conflicts
- Integration with enterprise risk management systems
- Scenario testing for control failure impact
- Linking conflict exposure to financial materiality
- Audit trail analysis to detect pattern-based risks
- Automated risk identification using access logs
Module 5: Role Design Principles and Best Practices - Top-down vs. bottom-up role design approaches
- Defining roles based on job function, not individuals
- Principle of least privilege in access assignment
- Avoiding role explosion through modular design
- Establishing role hierarchies and inheritance rules
- Role naming conventions for audit clarity
- Managing temporary and emergency access roles
- Designing roles for shared service environments
- Cross-departmental role alignment challenges
- Documenting role responsibilities and access rights
Module 6: Building Segregation Matrices - Structure of a comprehensive SoD matrix
- Populating functional and technical conflict pairs
- Incorporating transaction codes and object-level access
- Using dependency mapping to identify indirect conflicts
- Matrix maintenance and version control
- Integration with HR systems for role assignment tracking
- Automating matrix updates using scripts and tools
- Colour-coding and annotation standards for readability
- Peer review processes for matrix accuracy
- Presenting matrices to audit and compliance teams
Module 7: Access Review and User Provisioning - User access review cycles and frequency standards
- Segregation between requestor, approver, and provisioner
- Automated provisioning workflows with built-in checks
- Delegation protocols during staff absences
- Separating creation, modification, and deletion rights
- Managing shared and service accounts securely
- Audit reporting on user access changes
- Correcting orphaned and stale accounts
- Re-onboarding workflows after role changes
- Monitoring access creep over time
Module 8: Conflict Detection and Analysis Tools - Evaluating SoD analysis tools: SAP GRC, Oracle IAM, Saviynt
- Running access risk analysis reports
- Interpreting user conflict reports and exception logs
- Exporting data for offline analysis in Excel and Power BI
- Setting up custom conflict rules and thresholds
- Creating automated alerting for high-risk assignments
- Using data visualisation to communicate risk
- Comparing manual vs. automated detection methods
- Validating tool outputs with sample testing
- Integrating tool results into audit documentation
Module 9: Remediation Strategies and Workarounds - Distinguishing between elimination and mitigation
- Rationalising roles to remove redundant access
- Implementing compensating controls for unavoidable conflicts
- Designing approval workflows as interim safeguards
- Time-bound access with automatic expiry
- Two-person controls and dual authorisation protocols
- Segregation of monitoring and reporting functions
- Documenting justifications for residual risks
- Engaging legal and compliance in risk acceptance
- Tracking remediation progress in a central log
Module 10: Testing and Validation of SoD Controls - Designing test scripts for segregation validation
- Performing walkthroughs with process owners
- Sampling methodologies for access reviews
- Re-performing transactions to verify control gaps
- Testing segregation in integrated systems
- Documenting test results using standard templates
- Handling exceptions and management responses
- Updating controls based on test findings
- Re-testing after remediation
- Preparing test documentation for auditors
Module 11: SoD in ERP and Core Business Systems - SAP-specific conflict areas: FI, CO, MM, SD, HCM
- Oracle EBS access control conflict zones
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 segregation design
- Workday financials: separation in payroll and benefits
- NetSuite role-based access conflicts
- Systems with custom ABAP or SQL integrations
- Third-party add-ons and their impact on SoD
- Client-specific configurations and legacy workarounds
- Handling interface user access securely
- Segregation in cross-system workflows
Module 12: Organisational and Change Management - Gaining executive sponsorship for SoD initiatives
- Building cross-functional implementation teams
- Communicating SoD changes to end users
- Training requesters, approvers, and managers
- Managing resistance to access restrictions
- Creating a culture of accountability
- Integrating SoD into onboarding and offboarding
- Updating organisational charts and RACI matrices
- Aligning HR job descriptions with access policies
- Measuring user adoption and compliance rates
Module 13: Continuous Monitoring and Audit Readiness - Establishing ongoing SoD monitoring processes
- Scheduling periodic access certification campaigns
- Automating audit trail reviews for suspicious activity
- Preparing real-time dashboards for risk visibility
- Generating regulator-ready access reports
- Documenting control design and operating effectiveness
- Responding to auditor inquiries proactively
- Updating policies in response to findings
- Using feedback loops to improve designs
- Aligning SoD monitoring with SOC 1 and SOC 2 reviews
Module 14: Advanced SoD Scenarios and Edge Cases - Handling single-person departments with limited staff
- Segregation in outsourced finance and HR functions
- Third-party vendor access and oversight
- Multinational operations with local vs. global controls
- Mergers and acquisitions: harmonising role sets
- Interim leadership arrangements and access
- Emergency access and break-glass procedures
- Crisis management and temporary control overrides
- Remote work and cloud-based access challenges
- Segregation in automated robotic process automation
Module 15: Policy Development and Governance Documentation - Drafting a formal SoD policy aligned with standards
- Defining roles and responsibilities in policy text
- Setting access review frequencies and escalation paths
- Documenting approval authority thresholds
- Incorporating risk appetite statements
- Version control and policy approval workflows
- Distributing policy across departments
- Obtaining sign-off from legal and compliance
- Linking policy to employee training modules
- Archiving historical policy versions
Module 16: Certification, Audit Defense, and Professional Credibility - Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert
Module 17: Capstone Project and Certification - Designing a full SoD strategy for a simulated enterprise
- Mapping business processes and identifying conflicts
- Creating a role taxonomy and segregation matrix
- Risk-scoring conflicts and prioritising remediation
- Drafting a compensating control framework
- Developing an access review schedule
- Writing a formal SoD policy document
- Preparing a presentation for executive review
- Submitting your project for expert feedback
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Structure of a comprehensive SoD matrix
- Populating functional and technical conflict pairs
- Incorporating transaction codes and object-level access
- Using dependency mapping to identify indirect conflicts
- Matrix maintenance and version control
- Integration with HR systems for role assignment tracking
- Automating matrix updates using scripts and tools
- Colour-coding and annotation standards for readability
- Peer review processes for matrix accuracy
- Presenting matrices to audit and compliance teams
Module 7: Access Review and User Provisioning - User access review cycles and frequency standards
- Segregation between requestor, approver, and provisioner
- Automated provisioning workflows with built-in checks
- Delegation protocols during staff absences
- Separating creation, modification, and deletion rights
- Managing shared and service accounts securely
- Audit reporting on user access changes
- Correcting orphaned and stale accounts
- Re-onboarding workflows after role changes
- Monitoring access creep over time
Module 8: Conflict Detection and Analysis Tools - Evaluating SoD analysis tools: SAP GRC, Oracle IAM, Saviynt
- Running access risk analysis reports
- Interpreting user conflict reports and exception logs
- Exporting data for offline analysis in Excel and Power BI
- Setting up custom conflict rules and thresholds
- Creating automated alerting for high-risk assignments
- Using data visualisation to communicate risk
- Comparing manual vs. automated detection methods
- Validating tool outputs with sample testing
- Integrating tool results into audit documentation
Module 9: Remediation Strategies and Workarounds - Distinguishing between elimination and mitigation
- Rationalising roles to remove redundant access
- Implementing compensating controls for unavoidable conflicts
- Designing approval workflows as interim safeguards
- Time-bound access with automatic expiry
- Two-person controls and dual authorisation protocols
- Segregation of monitoring and reporting functions
- Documenting justifications for residual risks
- Engaging legal and compliance in risk acceptance
- Tracking remediation progress in a central log
Module 10: Testing and Validation of SoD Controls - Designing test scripts for segregation validation
- Performing walkthroughs with process owners
- Sampling methodologies for access reviews
- Re-performing transactions to verify control gaps
- Testing segregation in integrated systems
- Documenting test results using standard templates
- Handling exceptions and management responses
- Updating controls based on test findings
- Re-testing after remediation
- Preparing test documentation for auditors
Module 11: SoD in ERP and Core Business Systems - SAP-specific conflict areas: FI, CO, MM, SD, HCM
- Oracle EBS access control conflict zones
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 segregation design
- Workday financials: separation in payroll and benefits
- NetSuite role-based access conflicts
- Systems with custom ABAP or SQL integrations
- Third-party add-ons and their impact on SoD
- Client-specific configurations and legacy workarounds
- Handling interface user access securely
- Segregation in cross-system workflows
Module 12: Organisational and Change Management - Gaining executive sponsorship for SoD initiatives
- Building cross-functional implementation teams
- Communicating SoD changes to end users
- Training requesters, approvers, and managers
- Managing resistance to access restrictions
- Creating a culture of accountability
- Integrating SoD into onboarding and offboarding
- Updating organisational charts and RACI matrices
- Aligning HR job descriptions with access policies
- Measuring user adoption and compliance rates
Module 13: Continuous Monitoring and Audit Readiness - Establishing ongoing SoD monitoring processes
- Scheduling periodic access certification campaigns
- Automating audit trail reviews for suspicious activity
- Preparing real-time dashboards for risk visibility
- Generating regulator-ready access reports
- Documenting control design and operating effectiveness
- Responding to auditor inquiries proactively
- Updating policies in response to findings
- Using feedback loops to improve designs
- Aligning SoD monitoring with SOC 1 and SOC 2 reviews
Module 14: Advanced SoD Scenarios and Edge Cases - Handling single-person departments with limited staff
- Segregation in outsourced finance and HR functions
- Third-party vendor access and oversight
- Multinational operations with local vs. global controls
- Mergers and acquisitions: harmonising role sets
- Interim leadership arrangements and access
- Emergency access and break-glass procedures
- Crisis management and temporary control overrides
- Remote work and cloud-based access challenges
- Segregation in automated robotic process automation
Module 15: Policy Development and Governance Documentation - Drafting a formal SoD policy aligned with standards
- Defining roles and responsibilities in policy text
- Setting access review frequencies and escalation paths
- Documenting approval authority thresholds
- Incorporating risk appetite statements
- Version control and policy approval workflows
- Distributing policy across departments
- Obtaining sign-off from legal and compliance
- Linking policy to employee training modules
- Archiving historical policy versions
Module 16: Certification, Audit Defense, and Professional Credibility - Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert
Module 17: Capstone Project and Certification - Designing a full SoD strategy for a simulated enterprise
- Mapping business processes and identifying conflicts
- Creating a role taxonomy and segregation matrix
- Risk-scoring conflicts and prioritising remediation
- Drafting a compensating control framework
- Developing an access review schedule
- Writing a formal SoD policy document
- Preparing a presentation for executive review
- Submitting your project for expert feedback
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Evaluating SoD analysis tools: SAP GRC, Oracle IAM, Saviynt
- Running access risk analysis reports
- Interpreting user conflict reports and exception logs
- Exporting data for offline analysis in Excel and Power BI
- Setting up custom conflict rules and thresholds
- Creating automated alerting for high-risk assignments
- Using data visualisation to communicate risk
- Comparing manual vs. automated detection methods
- Validating tool outputs with sample testing
- Integrating tool results into audit documentation
Module 9: Remediation Strategies and Workarounds - Distinguishing between elimination and mitigation
- Rationalising roles to remove redundant access
- Implementing compensating controls for unavoidable conflicts
- Designing approval workflows as interim safeguards
- Time-bound access with automatic expiry
- Two-person controls and dual authorisation protocols
- Segregation of monitoring and reporting functions
- Documenting justifications for residual risks
- Engaging legal and compliance in risk acceptance
- Tracking remediation progress in a central log
Module 10: Testing and Validation of SoD Controls - Designing test scripts for segregation validation
- Performing walkthroughs with process owners
- Sampling methodologies for access reviews
- Re-performing transactions to verify control gaps
- Testing segregation in integrated systems
- Documenting test results using standard templates
- Handling exceptions and management responses
- Updating controls based on test findings
- Re-testing after remediation
- Preparing test documentation for auditors
Module 11: SoD in ERP and Core Business Systems - SAP-specific conflict areas: FI, CO, MM, SD, HCM
- Oracle EBS access control conflict zones
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 segregation design
- Workday financials: separation in payroll and benefits
- NetSuite role-based access conflicts
- Systems with custom ABAP or SQL integrations
- Third-party add-ons and their impact on SoD
- Client-specific configurations and legacy workarounds
- Handling interface user access securely
- Segregation in cross-system workflows
Module 12: Organisational and Change Management - Gaining executive sponsorship for SoD initiatives
- Building cross-functional implementation teams
- Communicating SoD changes to end users
- Training requesters, approvers, and managers
- Managing resistance to access restrictions
- Creating a culture of accountability
- Integrating SoD into onboarding and offboarding
- Updating organisational charts and RACI matrices
- Aligning HR job descriptions with access policies
- Measuring user adoption and compliance rates
Module 13: Continuous Monitoring and Audit Readiness - Establishing ongoing SoD monitoring processes
- Scheduling periodic access certification campaigns
- Automating audit trail reviews for suspicious activity
- Preparing real-time dashboards for risk visibility
- Generating regulator-ready access reports
- Documenting control design and operating effectiveness
- Responding to auditor inquiries proactively
- Updating policies in response to findings
- Using feedback loops to improve designs
- Aligning SoD monitoring with SOC 1 and SOC 2 reviews
Module 14: Advanced SoD Scenarios and Edge Cases - Handling single-person departments with limited staff
- Segregation in outsourced finance and HR functions
- Third-party vendor access and oversight
- Multinational operations with local vs. global controls
- Mergers and acquisitions: harmonising role sets
- Interim leadership arrangements and access
- Emergency access and break-glass procedures
- Crisis management and temporary control overrides
- Remote work and cloud-based access challenges
- Segregation in automated robotic process automation
Module 15: Policy Development and Governance Documentation - Drafting a formal SoD policy aligned with standards
- Defining roles and responsibilities in policy text
- Setting access review frequencies and escalation paths
- Documenting approval authority thresholds
- Incorporating risk appetite statements
- Version control and policy approval workflows
- Distributing policy across departments
- Obtaining sign-off from legal and compliance
- Linking policy to employee training modules
- Archiving historical policy versions
Module 16: Certification, Audit Defense, and Professional Credibility - Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert
Module 17: Capstone Project and Certification - Designing a full SoD strategy for a simulated enterprise
- Mapping business processes and identifying conflicts
- Creating a role taxonomy and segregation matrix
- Risk-scoring conflicts and prioritising remediation
- Drafting a compensating control framework
- Developing an access review schedule
- Writing a formal SoD policy document
- Preparing a presentation for executive review
- Submitting your project for expert feedback
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Designing test scripts for segregation validation
- Performing walkthroughs with process owners
- Sampling methodologies for access reviews
- Re-performing transactions to verify control gaps
- Testing segregation in integrated systems
- Documenting test results using standard templates
- Handling exceptions and management responses
- Updating controls based on test findings
- Re-testing after remediation
- Preparing test documentation for auditors
Module 11: SoD in ERP and Core Business Systems - SAP-specific conflict areas: FI, CO, MM, SD, HCM
- Oracle EBS access control conflict zones
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 segregation design
- Workday financials: separation in payroll and benefits
- NetSuite role-based access conflicts
- Systems with custom ABAP or SQL integrations
- Third-party add-ons and their impact on SoD
- Client-specific configurations and legacy workarounds
- Handling interface user access securely
- Segregation in cross-system workflows
Module 12: Organisational and Change Management - Gaining executive sponsorship for SoD initiatives
- Building cross-functional implementation teams
- Communicating SoD changes to end users
- Training requesters, approvers, and managers
- Managing resistance to access restrictions
- Creating a culture of accountability
- Integrating SoD into onboarding and offboarding
- Updating organisational charts and RACI matrices
- Aligning HR job descriptions with access policies
- Measuring user adoption and compliance rates
Module 13: Continuous Monitoring and Audit Readiness - Establishing ongoing SoD monitoring processes
- Scheduling periodic access certification campaigns
- Automating audit trail reviews for suspicious activity
- Preparing real-time dashboards for risk visibility
- Generating regulator-ready access reports
- Documenting control design and operating effectiveness
- Responding to auditor inquiries proactively
- Updating policies in response to findings
- Using feedback loops to improve designs
- Aligning SoD monitoring with SOC 1 and SOC 2 reviews
Module 14: Advanced SoD Scenarios and Edge Cases - Handling single-person departments with limited staff
- Segregation in outsourced finance and HR functions
- Third-party vendor access and oversight
- Multinational operations with local vs. global controls
- Mergers and acquisitions: harmonising role sets
- Interim leadership arrangements and access
- Emergency access and break-glass procedures
- Crisis management and temporary control overrides
- Remote work and cloud-based access challenges
- Segregation in automated robotic process automation
Module 15: Policy Development and Governance Documentation - Drafting a formal SoD policy aligned with standards
- Defining roles and responsibilities in policy text
- Setting access review frequencies and escalation paths
- Documenting approval authority thresholds
- Incorporating risk appetite statements
- Version control and policy approval workflows
- Distributing policy across departments
- Obtaining sign-off from legal and compliance
- Linking policy to employee training modules
- Archiving historical policy versions
Module 16: Certification, Audit Defense, and Professional Credibility - Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert
Module 17: Capstone Project and Certification - Designing a full SoD strategy for a simulated enterprise
- Mapping business processes and identifying conflicts
- Creating a role taxonomy and segregation matrix
- Risk-scoring conflicts and prioritising remediation
- Drafting a compensating control framework
- Developing an access review schedule
- Writing a formal SoD policy document
- Preparing a presentation for executive review
- Submitting your project for expert feedback
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Gaining executive sponsorship for SoD initiatives
- Building cross-functional implementation teams
- Communicating SoD changes to end users
- Training requesters, approvers, and managers
- Managing resistance to access restrictions
- Creating a culture of accountability
- Integrating SoD into onboarding and offboarding
- Updating organisational charts and RACI matrices
- Aligning HR job descriptions with access policies
- Measuring user adoption and compliance rates
Module 13: Continuous Monitoring and Audit Readiness - Establishing ongoing SoD monitoring processes
- Scheduling periodic access certification campaigns
- Automating audit trail reviews for suspicious activity
- Preparing real-time dashboards for risk visibility
- Generating regulator-ready access reports
- Documenting control design and operating effectiveness
- Responding to auditor inquiries proactively
- Updating policies in response to findings
- Using feedback loops to improve designs
- Aligning SoD monitoring with SOC 1 and SOC 2 reviews
Module 14: Advanced SoD Scenarios and Edge Cases - Handling single-person departments with limited staff
- Segregation in outsourced finance and HR functions
- Third-party vendor access and oversight
- Multinational operations with local vs. global controls
- Mergers and acquisitions: harmonising role sets
- Interim leadership arrangements and access
- Emergency access and break-glass procedures
- Crisis management and temporary control overrides
- Remote work and cloud-based access challenges
- Segregation in automated robotic process automation
Module 15: Policy Development and Governance Documentation - Drafting a formal SoD policy aligned with standards
- Defining roles and responsibilities in policy text
- Setting access review frequencies and escalation paths
- Documenting approval authority thresholds
- Incorporating risk appetite statements
- Version control and policy approval workflows
- Distributing policy across departments
- Obtaining sign-off from legal and compliance
- Linking policy to employee training modules
- Archiving historical policy versions
Module 16: Certification, Audit Defense, and Professional Credibility - Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert
Module 17: Capstone Project and Certification - Designing a full SoD strategy for a simulated enterprise
- Mapping business processes and identifying conflicts
- Creating a role taxonomy and segregation matrix
- Risk-scoring conflicts and prioritising remediation
- Drafting a compensating control framework
- Developing an access review schedule
- Writing a formal SoD policy document
- Preparing a presentation for executive review
- Submitting your project for expert feedback
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Handling single-person departments with limited staff
- Segregation in outsourced finance and HR functions
- Third-party vendor access and oversight
- Multinational operations with local vs. global controls
- Mergers and acquisitions: harmonising role sets
- Interim leadership arrangements and access
- Emergency access and break-glass procedures
- Crisis management and temporary control overrides
- Remote work and cloud-based access challenges
- Segregation in automated robotic process automation
Module 15: Policy Development and Governance Documentation - Drafting a formal SoD policy aligned with standards
- Defining roles and responsibilities in policy text
- Setting access review frequencies and escalation paths
- Documenting approval authority thresholds
- Incorporating risk appetite statements
- Version control and policy approval workflows
- Distributing policy across departments
- Obtaining sign-off from legal and compliance
- Linking policy to employee training modules
- Archiving historical policy versions
Module 16: Certification, Audit Defense, and Professional Credibility - Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert
Module 17: Capstone Project and Certification - Designing a full SoD strategy for a simulated enterprise
- Mapping business processes and identifying conflicts
- Creating a role taxonomy and segregation matrix
- Risk-scoring conflicts and prioritising remediation
- Drafting a compensating control framework
- Developing an access review schedule
- Writing a formal SoD policy document
- Preparing a presentation for executive review
- Submitting your project for expert feedback
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Compiling a board-ready SoD implementation report
- Presenting segregation strategy to audit committees
- Defending design choices under scrutiny
- Using data visualisation in audit presentations
- Responding to findings with remediation plans
- Updating documentation post-audit
- The role of the Certificate of Completion in career differentiation
- How The Art of Service credential enhances professional standing
- Leveraging course outcomes in performance reviews
- Positioning yourself as a SoD subject matter expert