The Internal Audit Professional Series is a comprehensive 18-module training program designed to transform internal audit professionals from foundational competence to strategic excellence. This is Module 3 of 18, providing your complete toolkit for evaluating and auditing governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks.
Developed and published by Business Excellence, a leading advisory and consultancy firm specializing in internal audit, risk management, corporate governance, and business strategy, this series delivers practical, actionable knowledge fully aligned with the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS 2024).
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This presentation is designed for internal audit professionals, risk managers, compliance officers, and governance practitioners who need to evaluate organizational governance structures, assess risk management processes, and test internal controls effectively. Whether you're conducting your first GRC audit or looking for enhanced frameworks and tools, this module delivers immediately applicable techniques.
WHAT DOES THIS MODULE COVER?
This 35-slide presentation covers seven comprehensive sections:
Section 1: Evaluating How Organizations Are Directed and Controlled – Governance assessment framework, step-by-step evaluation process, board effectiveness questionnaire, and governance maturity assessment tool.
Section 2: Putting COSO Into Practice – Three-dimensional COSO framework perspective, control environment evaluation, risk assessment component analysis, control activities and information systems review, and monitoring component evaluation.
Section 3: Finding and Categorizing Controls – Control identification techniques, classification matrix, categorization worksheet, and comprehensive control inventory template.
Section 4: Identifying and Evaluating Risks – Risk workshop facilitation guide, risk register template, heat map creation and interpretation, and risk appetite alignment checklist.
Section 5: Testing Controls Effectively – Test design by control type, sample size determination guide, and testing documentation standards.
Section 6: Assessing What's Wrong and How Bad – Severity assessment framework, deficiency classification criteria, and escalation decision tree.
Section 7: Connecting the Pieces – Risk-to-control-to-procedure linkage template, integrated GRC documentation example, and best practices for GRC documentation.
TOOLS AND TEMPLATES INCLUDED
• Governance Assessment Framework
• Board Effectiveness Questionnaire Template
• Governance Maturity Assessment Tool
• COSO Component Evaluation Guides
• Control Classification Matrix
• Control Categorization Worksheet
• Control Inventory Template
• Risk Workshop Facilitation Guide
• Risk Register Template
• Heat Map Creation Guide
• Risk Appetite Alignment Checklist
• Sample Size Determination Guide
• Testing Documentation Standards
• Severity Assessment Framework
• Deficiency Classification Criteria
• Escalation Decision Tree
• Risk-to-Control-to-Procedure Linkage Template
WHY THIS PRESENTATION?
Unlike theoretical overviews, this module delivers practical, immediately applicable frameworks. Every tool and template has been designed for real-world implementation. You'll leave with a complete GRC audit toolkit ready for deployment in your organization.
This is Module 3 of the 18-part Internal Audit Professional Series by Business Excellence, fully aligned with GIAS 2024. Browse our complete series for comprehensive coverage from foundation principles to advanced practice. Complete bundle coming soon with significant savings.
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Source: Best Practices in Risk Management, Governance PDF: IA Professional Series-M03 - Governance, Risk & Control (GRC) PDF (PDF) Document, Amer Morgan
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