Workspace Quick Start Guide
We know that an upcoming audit can be daunting, so we’ve pulled together a short guide to explain how to navigate Workspace ahead of your SOC 2 audit.
Have a read, and if you have any other questions drop us a line!
hello@tempoaudits.com
Who is Sensiba?
Because SOC 2 reports need to be signed off by a CPA (which is effectively a US accountancy), Tempo works with Sensiba who sign off on our reports. Tempo will still deliver the audit fully with our auditors and manage the relationship with you, as the client. Sensiba will then review and sign-off, and ultimately issue (on a co-branded report) the report.
What is Workspace?
Workspace is the platform that Tempo and Sensiba use to deliver the audit. You'll need to provide evidence through the Workspace platform for Tempo to review the evidence and finalise our audit. This will allow Sensiba to sign-off their report
How do we access Workspace?
Your auditor will invite you to the Workspace platform and you will receive an automated email prompting you to set up your account. Use the link in the email address to initiate the setup.
Once you click the link, you will be prompted to initiate a series of setup steps. This will include inputting your name and email address, verifying your email via a one-time code, setting up your password, and setting up multi-factor authentication.
Once the initial setup is complete, you will be redirected directly to Workpace’s home screen. From here, you will be required to complete two scoping documents, along with uploading evidence in the ‘Requests’ tab.
Each new user will be required to follow the same setup process as outlined in this section.
How do we use Workspace?
We ask that all evidence for each control is uploaded before the start of the audit.
Each request contains a description and an audit request. This will explain what Tempo (and Sensiba in their final sign-off) will be looking for, and consequently, the evidence that you need to upload.
To begin with, all controls will be in ‘In Progress’ status for you to upload evidence to. Once you have uploaded all evidence required, you change this status to ‘Ready for Review’ which prompts the auditor to review. However, if your auditor has an audit query they will place the request back in ‘In Progress’ along with leaving a comment within the comments pane.
For each control, there is also a comments section. This is where your auditor, yourself, your team and Sensiba can keep open communication throughout your audit.
We hope that the above section has been helpful, but we have also provided a link for you to watch a quick video outlining the above if you are still a bit unsure.
What else do I need to know before the audit?
We have also put together some Pre-Audit FAQs for your SOC 2 audit that you can check out here.
We hope this short guide helps you when setting-up your organisation on Pillar, but if you have any more questions - just shout!