If you work on internal controls, internal audit, SOX/CSOX or ICFR programs, you know how easy it is to get lost in the details. In this short video, I walk through a technique we’ve used and refined with clients for over a decade: the bird’s eye diagram.
Think of it as a supercharged swim lane diagram. It gives process owners, auditors and leaders a clear, aerial view of how a process really works: who’s involved, where the key controls sit, which systems connect, and how it all fits together. It also works well for process design and system implementations.
In the video, I cover the four steps to building one, why it’s more art than science, and why stakeholders genuinely enjoy engaging with these diagrams (and the conversations they spark).
Watch the video below to see how it works. 👇