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Governmental Auditing – Audit Project Management

6 Credits: Auditing (Governmental)

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Governmental Auditing – Audit Project Management

Format
Webcast
Course Level
Basic
CPE Credits

6 Credits: Auditing (Governmental)

Course Description

This session will be less theoretical and more hands-on: real practical examples of what we can and should be doing to improve our effectiveness as auditors and to improve the audit process.

When we look at our twelve learning objectives for the day, all are centered on the idea of Audit Project Management. How do we go about managing our audits or conducting our audits to get the results we are seeking in the most efficient way possible.

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Project Management Principles Overview;
  • Establishing a formalized structure for audit projects;
  • Evaluating structures correlating processes and tools;
  • Audit management platform and software;
  • Identify importance of establishing project sponsor (vision, guidance, exc);
  • Project Management plan (you can do it in your head!);
  • Identification and documentation of project goals;
  • Metric and standards of success;
  • Clear roles and responsibilities;
  • Risk assessment and management;
  • Establishing dates of action;
  • Communication management; and
  • Avoiding scope creep.
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Course Specifics

Course ID
WC1923341468
Revision Date
August 29, 2023
Prerequisites

None

Advanced Preparation

None

Compliance Information

NASBA Provider Number: 103220

CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.

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Thomas G. (Tommy) Stephens, Jr., CPA, CITP, CGMA, received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Major in Accounting) from Auburn University in 1985. In 1994, Mr. Stephens opened his public accounting practice in the metropolitan Atlanta area. In his practice, Mr. Stephens provided accounting, tax, and consulting services to individuals and a wide variety of small and emerging businesses. He developed a successful consulting practice providing installation and support services of small business accounting software. Additionally, he has authored and presented continuing professional education courses to accounting and finance professionals. Mr. Stephens has lectured nationally on subjects such as internal controls for …

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