IPSA International is a global risk advisory firm in the areas of anti-money laundering, anti-bribery/corruption, investigative due diligence and litigation support. Our uncompromising commitment is in helping clients reduce uncertainty and achieve greater success through increased transparency and risk mitigation. IPSA accomplishes this with our team of industry recognized experts and focused business strategies to ensure our clients receive the highest level of knowledge and insight required to discretely and effectively complete each assignment.
1. COOLMaps - Proprietary Visual
Process & Mapping Software
Designed to Manage Change &
Document Control
New York | London | Phoenix | Vancouver
800-997-4772 | www.ipsaintl.com
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COOLMaps are Specially Designed to Manage
Change and Document Control!
• Companies must constantly change to meet new and challenging demands
• Changes may be large and cultural or focused on specific departments,
structures, functions, policies, procedures or controls
• Effective and lasting change occurs when stakeholders fully understand
what they must do differently on a day-to-day basis
• Although banks are built on complex, cross-cutting processes, traditional
two-dimensional process maps lack the functionality required to
effectively manage change
• COOLMaps integrated features distinguish them from other process
mapping tools: they are designed to help managers plan, communicate,
drive and reinforce change.
3. COOLMaps: Four Powerful Tools in One
1. Multi-level process mapping
2. Point-of-occurrence issue identification and risk scoring,
3. Unlimited attachment/link capacity,
4. Project management and communication features in a single tool
designed to:
• Achieve control over end-to-end compliance and operational risk
• Integrate compliance and internal controls into day-to-day business
• Reveal cost savings otherwise hidden within process layers
• Reinforce best practices within processes
• Plan and communicate present and future state projects
• Expedite and improve staff training
• Satisfy audit and examination information requirements
• Provide effective and efficient document and information control
• Create an important document trail of process, risk and controls
• Serve as an issue resolution, tracking, and project management tool
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Why are COOLMaps Different?
Specially Designed to Manage Change & Document Control!
• Financial Institution's departments and areas must constantly change to
meet new and challenging demands
• Changes may be large and cultural or focused on specific departments,
structures, functions, policies, procedures or controls
• Effective and lasting change occurs when stakeholders fully understand
what they must do differently on a day-to-day basis
• Although financial institutions are built on complex, cross-cutting
processes, traditional two-dimensional process maps lack the
functionality required to effectively manage change
• COOLMaps integrated features distinguish them from other process
mapping tools: they are designed to help managers plan, communicate,
drive and reinforce change.
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Map Functionality
Hyperlinks Give Deep Views of Process
A single click on a process step provides instant
vertical descent into multiple horizontal sub-process
levels where information is displayed.
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Map Functionality
Process Steps Display Icons Indicating Information is Available
Example: High Risk Issue - a single click provides instant
detailed risk analysis exactly at the process step where the
risk occurs.
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Map Functionality
Process Steps Have Attachments and Links
• A single click on a process step provides instant access
to forms, reports, procedures manuals, documents, etc.
• Makes document version control simple!
• Process can be also linked to any internet and intranet site
10. Templates, Cloning and Copying
Workspaces and Maps can be Saved as Templates
• Templates are created at the Firm Level
A workspace template will include the following characteristics:
• Style format
• Department structure
• Maps templates
• BCP levels description
Maps can be Cloned and Copied
• The application will allow the user to clone maps within a workspace.
• When cloning a map the application will create a copy of the map.
• Maps can be copied inside workspaces or imported from one workspace
to another.
11. COOLMaps Navigation Panels
COOLMaps can be navigated inside the maps through internal links,
so that one process map flows into the next logical process map, or
through Navigation Panels:
Tree View Snapshot View
12. COOLMaps have View Filters
The Navigation Panels Allow for Filtering:
Button Name Action
Control Risk Button Will filter the tree view map navigator
displaying all the control risk brief
descriptions.
Solution Button Will filter the tree view map navigator
displaying all solutions.
I ssues Button Will filter the tree map navigator
displaying t he maps that contain
processes that have issues.
Attachment Button Will filter the tree view map navigator
displaying t he processes that have
attachments.
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Logs
Issue Reporting and Project Management
In a single click, go from
COOLMaps process maps to
automated, downloadable
logs containing issue and
risk information, project
management information,
and built-in communication
features.
15. Getting Started with COOLMaps
Consulting
IPSA will create COOLMaps for any area, risk, or project (e.g.
regulatory remediation, future state planning, acquisitions,
etc.), convert your current process maps to COOLMaps, or
update COOLMaps on a regular or as required basis.
Licensing
IPSA will train your team to create COOLMaps, provide
templates for key process areas, and provide ongoing advice
and guidance to optimize visual process and risk mapping.
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Flexible License Options
SaaS (Software as a Service) License:
• Two-year subscription service
• Includes client administration package, software updates,
maintenance, training, and support for a monthly fee
• Immediate access with little user interface required
• Unlimited viewing licenses through secure web portal
Enterprise License:
• License with one-time fee
• COOLMaps run on user’s server
• Includes client administration package, edit licenses, updates,
training, and support
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Integrated Project Management Features
COOLMaps logs contain automated project management
features including:
•Full description of multi-issues or projects with sorting capability
•Risk/issue prioritization based on accepted operational risk standards
•Remediation/project requirements
•Clear delineation of responsibilities
•Timing and automated “tickler” system for tracking project tasks
•Ability to attach unlimited information required for remediation
•Built in e-mail communication features
•Single-click “reference back” to process where issue arises
•Control over certification of project remediation
•Attaches unlimited work papers for future reference
•Downloadable to MS Excel spreadsheet
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COOLMaps Software v3.0 Advantages
Other Process Maps COOLMaps v3.0
– Large Single Canvas Unlimited canvas
– Complex 2 dimensional views Elegantly simple 3D views
– Limited attachments/links Unlimited attachments/links
– Limited search capability Deep search capability
– IT/Engineering focus Management focus
– Extreme vertical focus Multiple uses
– Limited/specific uses Vertical and horizontal views
– Deep skills to create/edit Wizard creation/easy to edit
– One Person can edit at a time Multi-edit capability
– No communication capability Built-in communication modules
– No summary logs Five automated log types
– No project management tools Robust project management tools
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Technical User and System Features
User Features System Features
• Highly Visual • Platform Options:
• Easy to read/display o Enterprise
• o ASP/SaaS
Feature Rich
• • Rich Browser Based View Portal:
Single Click Navigation o Intranet (Enterprise)
• Views by process or issues o Internet (SaaS)
• Hyper-linking • Rich Client Map Creator
• Automatic Log Generation • Version Control
• Deep Search Capability • Audit Log
• Creation Wizards • Full Security Controls:
• Help Features o Password Controls
o Multi-permission edit levels
• Tutorial o Multi-permission view levels
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COOLMaps Technology Information
Development Tools & Technologies
• ASP.NET – Microsoft Active Server Pages .NET 3.0 is the technology used for
providing the Administration web application.
• The C# language is used for:
– Client application code
– Admin application middleware
– Data Import/Update module
• XML is used as the main data storage. Separate map and workspace files
exist as XML files in the file system. XSD schemas are used to specify XML
structure and contents.
• MDB Index Files, MDB files are used for indexing and search. An MDB file is
a small file that can be secured with ease. The indexing engine runs as a
background thread that modifies this file.
21. Contact Us
Rob Cone
Managing Director, Special Projects
212.205.4180
rcone@ipsaintl.com
New York | London | Phoenix | Vancouver
800-997-4772 | www.ipsaintl.com