To realize business value, improve performance, and sustain compliance and other regulatory mandates, organizations look at automated business software applications to help achieve business goals.

The key is to understand and define business process, choose the correct business application software and map the business processes into the application to realize process and control efficiencies, cost reductions, and effective compliance management.

When designing and implementing such systems, an organization should seek a balance across four dimensions: risk and controls, process optimization, organization and people, and technology.