Q: Why did your organization get started with data analysis software? A: We first adopted data analytics to facilitate auditing at the Internal Control Center. We knew that it was preferable to traditional audits for many reasons, including: • Reduced time and travel costs for audits • More frequent audits • Faster reporting of results, allowing timely action to be taken • Reinforced control environments, which dissuades reprehensible actions, unproductiveness and carelessness at work Q: Why was CaseWare IDEA your data analysis software of choice? A: My coworker was familiar with the software and knew it had been successful in other governmental agencies. Plus there are many benefits to using IDEA, including that it can import virtually any type of file, such as text files, reports in text or PDF format, Excel and other databases. It also has functions specifically for auditors, including join, comparison, summarization and data stratification. IDEA is very easy to navigate, especially when it’s necessary to create several secondary databases from a main database. It’s great too that users don’t need to have specific knowledge of databases to do this. Q: What are some interesting things you can do with your data analytics tool? A: We can cross reference and compare data saved in different Navy CaseWare Analytics recently had the opportunity to speak with Marcelo Barreto Rodrigues (IM), Rear Admiral and General Director of Internal Control Center of Brazil’s Navy, to discuss the Navy’s use of data analytics. Here’s some of the reasons why he’s an advocate for data analysis tools.

1. Q: Why did your organization get
started with data analysis software?
A: We first adopted data analytics
to facilitate auditing at the Internal
Control Center. We knew that it was
preferable to traditional audits for many
reasons, including:
• Reduced time and travel costs for
audits
• More frequent audits
• Faster reporting of results, allowing
timely action to be taken
• Reinforced control environments,
which dissuades reprehensible
actions, unproductiveness and
carelessness at work
Q: Why was CaseWare IDEA your
data analysis software of choice?
A: My coworker was familiar with
the software and knew it had been
successful in other governmental
agencies. Plus there are many benefits
to using IDEA, including that it can
import virtually any type of file, such
as text files, reports in text or PDF
format, Excel and other databases.
It also has functions specifically for
auditors, including join, comparison,
summarization and data stratification.
IDEA is very easy to navigate, especially
when it’s necessary to create several
secondary databases from a main
database. It’s great too that users don’t
need to have specific knowledge of
databases to do this.
Q: What are some interesting things
you can do with your data analytics
tool?
A: We can cross reference and
compare data saved in different Navy
CaseWare Analytics
recently had the
opportunity to speak with
Marcelo Barreto Rodrigues
(IM), Rear Admiral and
General Director of
Internal Control Center of
Brazil’s Navy, to discuss
the Navy’s use of data
analytics. Here’s some of
the reasons why he’s an
advocate for data analysis
tools.
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systems, both internal and external, to
identify irregular or duplicate payments,
for example. We can also verify present
facts, make timely corrections, and
perform preventive fiscal inspections—
online and on time.
Q: How did data analysis software
affect your audits?
A: It changed the dynamics of
our audit processes, which were
previously performed through
manual reconciliations. Now they are
automated through conciliations of
the databases of the Brazilian Navy
and other agencies of the federal
government.
Q: How do you convince others to
use data analysis software?
A: By simply presenting the results
obtained from using the tool. I’ve
already suggested to other military
organizations that they should use a
data analysis solution that improves the
effectiveness of control processes. We
also share our successes in continuous
auditing with the Internal Control
Centers of the other Armed Forces,
showing how much time and costs for
audits can be reduced.
To learn how CaseWare IDEA can help
make your audits more effective, visit
www.casewareanalytics.com.