The HighBond platform is GRC software for local government, designed to help your city or county achieve its goals.
Over 500 government organizations in North America and over 800 globally use HighBond to provide visibility, demonstrate compliance, and mitigate the cost of risk and compliance.
See the high ROI one local government department experienced with Galvanize.
A leader in governance, risk, and compliance solutions
GRC software for local government agencies to automate and streamline risk, audit, and performance management processes, promote long-term economic sustainability, and ensure service continuity.
Workpapers & audit management
Increase audit efficiencies and team collaboration, and comply with Yellow Book standards.
Enterprise risk management
Efficiently manage entity-wide risks, from cybersecurity to fiscal responsibility, and quickly address opportunities and threats.
IT risk management
Use automation and workflows to drive efficiency and get more insight into your IT risk and compliance posture.
Contracts oversight
Assess vendor performance and procurement, and manage contractor risks to prevent fraud and supply chain disruptions.
Financial control monitoring
Automate monitoring of procurement, payroll, purchase/fuel cards, and more, and more easily remediate red flags.
Third party risk management
Minimize exposure to financial, operational, reputational, and security risk by automating your third-party risk management.
CUSTOMER CASE STUDY
Automated risk and control monitoring at City of Lethbridge
“We’ve been able to totally automate our control risk matrixes and then attach them to projects that we’re reviewing on those individual controls. So, the return on investment on this is very quick; I would say less than a year.”
Darrell Mathews, Financial Processes & Controls Manager
Powerful data analytics and automation
When critical data is trapped in spreadsheets, Word docs, or legacy systems, it’s impossible to access, share, analyze, and act on. ACL Robotics by Galvanize uncovers the truth hidden deep inside an organization’s data—all of the data. No matter the source. And by connecting to, harmonizing, normalizing, and analyzing data across the organization, you’ll streamline your workload, realign your resources, and get answers to important questions you never even thought to ask.
Connect your data
Connect to any data source for real-time data acquisition and normalization.
Predictive analytics
Uncover insights and make predictions with machine learning.
Automate scripts
Easily take your current Analytics scripts and run them on an automated schedule in the Robots app.
View results
Export results of automated scripts to the Results app for processing, issue remediation, and data visualization.
Free up time and resources
Automate your tasks to reduce manual processes.
Streamline tasks
Automate repetitive tasks to reduce manual processes.
Built-in best practices and workflows
Embed ready-to-use regulatory updates, standards, and best practices into your daily workflow. Whether you need to detect fraud, waste, and abuse; ensure compliance with federal grants; or manage cybersecurity risk, we’ve got what you need to get up and running fast—all itemized in our Content & Intelligence gallery.
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Guidance and controls for state and local government audit teams, including:
- AGA® Subrecipient Risk Assessment Monitoring Tool 2009
- GAGAS 2011
- GAGAS Agreed Upon Procedures (GAO 2011)
- GAGAS Financial Audit (GAO 2011)
- GAGAS Performance Audit (GAO 2011)
Regulations, standards, and risk and control matrices for State and Local Government IT governance, including:
- FISCAM Business Process Application Controls 2009
- FISCAM General IT Controls 2009
- NIST Cybersecurity (Version 1.0) 2014
- NIST Cybersecurity (Version 1.1) 2018
Regulatory content and guidance for State and Local Governments, including:
- OMB A-133 Part 3.1 Uniform Guidance (June 2016)
- OMB A-133 Part 3.2 Uniform Guidance (June 2016)
- OMB A-133 Part 4 – Department of Agriculture (USDA) Programs
- OMB A-133 Part 4 – Department of Education (ED) Programs
- OMB A-133 Part 4 – Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Programs
- OMB A-133 Part 4 – Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Programs
- OMB A-133 Part 4 – Department of Transportation (DOT) Programs
- OMB A-123 (Revision 2014)
Guidance and controls for internal controls, including:
- COBIT® 5 Framework (Limited Content)
- COSO® Internal Control Framework 2013
Pre-built robots to analyze data including:
- SAP Accounts Payable (AP) Essentials
- SAP Purchase Order Management (PO) Essentials
- SAP Vendor Management (VM) Essentials
- SAP Cash Disbursement (CD) Essentials
- SAP General Journal (GJ) Essentials
- User Access (UA) controls testing
- Concur Travel and Entertainment (TNE) controls testing
Consolidated storyboards
Getting everyone into the same room can be tough. But getting them to look at an integrated dashboard is much easier. Galvanize is all about providing a consolidated, accurate view of risk and opportunities across your agency. The real-time monitoring and automation means reports are always up to date, and everyone can make decisions based on the same, current data.
Adjust on the fly
Use the drilldown and legend filters to make changes to your storyboard content on the fly.
Presentation mode
Display your storyboard as full screen slides, and use the arrow keys to move forward and back.
Include what you need
Add tables or charts, include descriptive text, and easily rearrange or adjust your storyboard as needed.
Self-serve reporting
Provide any-time access for management.
Experts on-call
Our customer service team can review your data, processes, and results to help develop sleek and powerful reports.
Easy sharing
Create read-only storyboards, share with specific users, or share using an anonymous link.
Galvanize Community
At Galvanize, we’re lifelong learners—and we know our customers are too. That’s why we created the Global Galvanize Community, an online forum plus network of local user groups where professionals can connect with one another, access and swap ideas, share tools and templates, contact or chat with support, or sign up for online courses.
Client partners
We combine guidance, best practices, and access to other customers to help solve your unique challenges.
Galvanize Summit
Our annual customer conference, with breakout sessions on risk management, robotics, GRC, and data analytics—plus earn up to 12 CPE credits.
Galvanize Community
An online meeting place filled with a network of thousands of HighBond peers for you to learn from and connect with.
Galvanize Academy
We want you to get up and running fast, and to make the most of your investment. And we’ve got the online courses that will help you do just that.
User groups
Connect with other Galvanize customers in your local area. Hold meet-ups, exchange ideas, and find out how they’re using our software in their daily work.
