The Challenge
Permission reviews took two months
Manual, decentralized permission reviews across 10–12 applications took up to two months—and got harder as Alerus grew.
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Slow, manual reviews
Regulator-required reviews across 10–12 applications took up to two months. -
Buried in inboxes
Decentralized email and file-sharing fragmented the whole process. -
Growing workload
Scaling reviews without adding staff was becoming unsustainable.
The Solution
Centralized access reviews
Alerus adopted Permission Assist to centralize and streamline permission reviews across their applications and user roles.
Centralized reviews
One platform replaces scattered email and files.
More apps, same workload
Permission Assist expands applications and user roles reviewed without added effort.
Supervisor visibility
Business-unit leaders can clearly see employee access levels.
Audit-ready compliance
Faster, more accurate reviews strengthen compliance readiness.
The Results
More apps reviewed with increased efficiency
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more applications reviewed annually
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greater review efficiency
In their words
It only gets more efficient
If reviewing applications is overwhelming and your company is growing, I would definitely recommend moving away from manual reviews. It only continues to become more efficient for us.
Stacie Carlson
Project Manager and Business Analyst · Alerus
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