MetricStream, Inc., the market leader in the enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management solutions today announced that one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical corporations has selected its Risk and Internal Audit Management solution for an enterprise-wide deployment. The MetricStream solution will replace an existing legacy application, point solutions and desktop tools for streamlined risk-based auditing resulting in greater transparency, improved accountability and optimized performance.
Auditors across the company will utilize the MetricStream solution for conducting integrated risk assessments and audits, conducting audit planning, scheduling, managing audit work papers, evaluating risks and compliance, tracking time, budgets and resources, driving issue resolutions and action plans with management in order to improve internal controls as well as efficiency and effectiveness of business processes. The real-time visibility provided by MetricStream’s powerful reporting and analytics engine will support the company’s efforts to align its audit and risk strategy across the organization.
During the evaluation process, MetricStream demonstrated its unmatched ability to deliver an easy-to-use audit software solution that provides best-in-class functionality and embedded content as well as the benefits of its industry-leading GRC platform – a critical success factor in large-scale global deployment scenarios.
About MetricStream
MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as Pfizer, Philips, NASDAQ, UBS, SanDisk, BP, Subway, Fairchild Semiconductor, Hitachi and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf in diverse industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Automotive, Food, High Tech Manufacturing, Energy and Financial Services to manage their quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as well as by over a million compliance professionals worldwide via the www.ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and can be reached at www.metricstream.com.
