Abstract: A method and apparatus for defining and monitoring a process of an organization. The method includes the steps of forming a plurality of control templates that define resource use requirements of the organization, identifying at least one control template of the plurality of control templates associated with the process, identifying resources of the process, defining a schedule of events of the process that delineates application of the identified at least one internal control to the identified resources and defining and monitoring the schedule of events for completion of the process in compliance with the identified at least one internal control.