Thank you very much to everyone who joined the BarnOwl Spotlight Session on 9th October 2025 on BarnOwl’s web-based license, and a special thank you to Jade for presenting the session.
BarnOwl’s web-based license streamlines your risk management process and helps embed GRC practices across your organisation.
Key Advantages of BarnOwl Web
- Simplified user interface supporting personalised menus and favourite views
- Simplified data capture (e.g. risk on a page)
- Simplified extracts and reporting
- Excellent performance over a VPN for working outside of the office (e.g. hybrid working environment)
BarnOwl Risk Management Licensing Options
- BarnOwl Desktop license: for risk managers and administrators (often in a central function)
- BarnOwl Web license: for risk champions (often at departmental levels)
- BarnOwl Open (Free) license: for users who need to respond to risk-related activities such as updating their action plans, completing risk & control self-assessments, completing surveys/checklists, and capturing key indicator (KPIs, KRIs, KCIs) values.
See: https://barnowl.co.za/licensing-options


Useful links
Please find the presentation here
Please find the spotlight recording here
About BarnOwl:
BarnOwl is a fully integrated governance, risk management, compliance and audit software solution used by over 150 blue chip organisations. BarnOwl is a locally developed software solution and is the preferred risk management solution for the South African public sector supporting the National Treasury risk framework.
Please see www.barnowl.co.za for more information.