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This self-paced PowerPoint presentation with accompanying material is organized to provide initial training of IT auditors as well as continuing training of IT auditors, auditors, and auditor managers.  The “Administrator’s Guide” provides tools for group and individual self-paced training. 

Utilizing the enclosed PowerPoint slides, in conjunction with the “Participant’s Guide,” can ensure adequate understanding of the entire IT audit process including audit engagement requirements.  Furthermore, participant attentiveness to the material and completion of the eight exercises in the guide can enhance auditor professionalism in corresponding job responsibilities. 

Participants who  complete this course will be adequately prepared to take the Information Systems Audit and Control Association’s (ISACA’s) Certified Information Systems Auditor – The IS Audit Process examination section and to perform competent IT Auditing.

Upon completion of this training the participant will be able to:

1. Develop and/or implement a risk-based IT audit strategy and objectives in compliance with generally accepted audit standards to ensure that the organization's information technology and business processes are adequately controlled, monitored, and assessed, and are aligned with the organization's business objectives.
2. Plan specific audits to ensure that the IT audit strategy and objectives are achieved.
3. Obtain sufficient, reliable, relevant, and useful evidence to achieve the audit objectives.
4. Analyze information gathered to identify reportable conditions and reach conclusions.
5. Review the work performed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives have been achieved.
6. Communicate audit results to key stakeholders.
7. Facilitate the implementation of risk management and control practices within the organization.

IT Auditing: The Process addresses managerial responsibilities for audit managers.

“IT Auditing: The Process” contains over 450 PowerPoint slides offering a practical method for performing adaptive IT auditing.  Furthermore, the PowerPoint slides content allows presentation and participation in either a group or individual self-paced training format.

“IT Auditing: The Process” Presentation – module 1

Module 1 sets the framework for learning about the IT Auditing Process as well as offering suggestions how to use this CD in a self-study or group training mode addressing specifically:

“IT Auditing: The Process” Presentation – module 2

Module 2 continues the learning about the IT Auditing Process addressing specifically:

“IT Auditing: The Process” Presentation – module 3

Module 3 continues the learning about the IT Auditing Process addressing specifically:

IT Auditing: The Process” Presentation – module 4

Module 4 continues the learning about the IT Auditing Process addressing specifically:

"IT Auditing: The Process Administrator's Guide"

The 49-page administrator / instructor guide is correlated to the IT Auditing: The Process PowerPoint presentation and provides answers for course participant exercises. Beneficially, the administrator guide documents researched answers, with additional reference sources available on the Internet.   

In self-study mode the participant should use the Participant’s Guide and then check the accuracy of answer with the Administrator’s Guide.

"IT Auditing: The Process Participant’s Guide"

Using the Participant's Guide encourages active learning of the IT auditing process.  This 28-page workbook allows application of presented material and demonstration of the information system audit methodology, using various formats.  Additionally, practice variety also is incorporated through group or individual exercise assignments.

The Participant’s Guide contains a glossary of terms that participant might want to reference throughout the PowerPoint presentation.

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IT Auditing: An Adaptive Process

“IT Auditing: An Adaptive Process” is a 136-page workbook designed to be a self-contained tool for learning IT audit process flexibility, while performing effective IT audits, as well as a companion product for “IT Auditing: The Process”. Specifically, “IT Auditing: An Adaptive Process” is an enhanced and consolidated version of four IT audit monographs. This workbook invites the reader to practice IT auditing based on generally accepted IT audit standards and guidelines through detailed examples. Furthermore, this workbook allows an IT auditor to understand various steps and processes required to adequately initiate, document, and compile IT audit phases.

This publication includes information about the following:

Chapter One: Planning

Acronyms Used Throughout This Workbook

Glossary of Terms Used Throughout This Workbook

Bibliography for Entire Workbook

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This self-paced PowerPoint presentation with accompanying material is organized to provide initial training of IT auditors as well as continuing training of IT auditors, auditors, and auditor managers.  The “Administrator’s Guide” provides tools for group and individual self-paced training. 

Utilizing the enclosed PowerPoint slides, in conjunction with the “Participant’s Guide,” can ensure adequate understanding of the entire IT audit process including audit engagement requirements.  Furthermore, participant attentiveness to the material and completion of the twelve exercises in the guide can enhance auditor professionalism in corresponding job responsibilities. 

Participants who  complete this training will be adequately prepared to take the Information Systems Audit and Control Association’s (ISACA’s) Certified Information Systems Auditor – IT Governance examination section and to perform competent IT Auditing of IT Governance.

IT Auditing: IT Governance contains over 300 PowerPoint slides with slide notes, Administrator's Guide, and Participant's Guide offering a practical method for performing IT governance audits. Furthermore, the PowerPoint slides content allows presentation and participation in either a group or individual self-paced training format.

“IT Auditing: IT Governance Presentation – module 1"

Module 1 sets the framework for learning about IT Auditing: IT Governance as well as offering suggestions how to use this CD in a self-study or group training mode addressing specifically:
 

“IT Auditing: IT Governance Presentation – module 2"

Module 2 continues the learning about IT Auditing: IT Governance addressing specifically:

“IT Auditing: IT Governance Presentation – module 3"

Module 3 continues the learning about IT Auditing: IT Governance addressing specifically:

"IT Auditing: IT Governance Administrator's Guide"

The 69-page "Administrator's Guide" provides the administrator / seminar leader with an excellent guide to offer quality training correlated to the "IT Auditing: IT Governance" PowerPoint presentation and provides answers for course participant exercises. Beneficially, the "Administrator's Guide" documents researched answers, with additional reference sources available on the Internet.

In a self-study mode the participant should use the "Participant's Guide" and then check the accuracy of an answer with the "Administrator's Guide".

"IT Auditing: IT Governance Participant's Guide"

The 33-page "Participant's Guide" encourages active learning about IT Governance associated with IT audits and reviews.  This workbook allows application of presented material and demonstration of the IT audit methodology, using various formats. Additionally, practice variety also is incorporated through group or individual exercise assignments.

The "Participant's Guide" contains a glossary of terms that participant might want to reference throughout the PowerPoint presentation.

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This self-paced PowerPoint presentation with accompanying material is organized to provide initial training of IT auditors and security professionals as well as continuing training of auditors, security professionals, audit managers, and security managers.  The “Administrator’s Guide” provides tools for group and individual self-paced training. 

Utilizing the enclosed PowerPoint slides, in conjunction with the “Participant’s Guide,” can ensure adequate understanding of IT audits and reviews related to information assets protection.  Furthermore, participant attentiveness to the material and completion of the eighteen exercises in the Guide can enhance auditor professionalism in corresponding job responsibilities.

Participants who complete this training will be adequately prepared to perform competent Information Assets Protection Audits and Reviews.

IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection contains over 560 PowerPoint slides with slide notes offering a practical method for performing IT audits and reviews addressing potential information assets protection risks.  Furthermore, the PowerPoint slides content allows presentation and participation in either a group or individual self-paced training format.

This “IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection” course can be offered in a 5 day period as outlined in the PowerPoint slides, in any timeframe to meet an organization's needs, or in a self-paced mode for individuals.

To view each of the 5 PowerPoint presentations click the blue link for that module such as the one that follows.  Click View Slide if necessary.  Click the left mouse button each time you are ready to advance to the next item or to check an answer throughout this presentation.  To continue a presentation at a specific slide while viewing slideshow right click the mouse, select Go To Slide, and select a specific slide number.

“IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection Presentation – module 1"

Module 1 sets the framework for learning about information assets protection associated with IT audits and reviews, as well as offering suggestions on how to use this CD in a self-study or group training mode, specifically addressing: 

“IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection Presentation – module 2"

Module 2 continues the learning concerning information assets protection associated with IT audits and reviews specifically addressing:

“IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection Presentation – module 3"

Module 3 continues the learning concerning information assets protection associated with IT audits and reviews specifically addressing:

“IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection Presentation – module 4"

Module 4 continues the learning concerning information assets protection associated with IT audits and reviews specifically addressing:

“IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection Presentation – module 5"

Module 5 continues the learning concerning information assets protection associated with IT audits and reviews specifically addressing:

"IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection Administrator's Guide"

The 108-page "Administrator's Guide" provides the administrator / seminar leader with an excellent guide to offer quality training correlated to the "IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection" PowerPoint presentation and provides answers for course participant exercises. Beneficially, the "Administrator's Guide" documents researched answers, with additional reference sources available on the Internet.

In a self-study mode the participant should use the "Participant's Guide" and then check the accuracy of an answer with the "Administrator's Guide".

To access the Administrator's Guide click the blue link above. 

"IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection Participant's Guide"

The 48-page "Participant's Guide" encourages active learning about information assets protection associated with IT audits and reviews. This workbook allows application of presented material and demonstration of the IT audit methodology, using various formats. Additionally, practice variety also is incorporated through group or individual exercise assignments.

The "Participant's Guide" contains a glossary of terms that a participant might want to reference throughout the PowerPoint presentation.

To access the Participant's Guide click the blue link above. 

Robert E. Davis has been privileged to assist various organizations in achieving their information systems control objectives and improving business processes.  Recently, he has applied his expertise in assisting organizations in fulfilling U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley and Federal Information Security Management Act requirements as well as training professionals internationally.   

Robert is sharing his experience by providing tools to prepare auditors to perform IT audits in an extremely cost-effective manner.

Business organizations, governmental organizations, colleges, and universities can benefit from his knowledge and expertise concerning IT auditing.

This self-paced PowerPoint presentation with accompanying material is organized to provide initial training of IT auditors and audit managers.  The “Administrator’s Guide” provides tools for group and individual self-paced training. 

IT Service Delivery and Support is a business user's view of the entire IT Department and Operations.  Audits and Reviews of this important area are very important for IT auditors to address.


Utilizing the enclosed PowerPoint slides, in conjunction with the “Participant’s Guide,” can ensure adequate understanding of IT audits and reviews related to IT Service Delivery and Support risks.  Furthermore, participant attentiveness to the material and completion of the twelve exercises in the Guide can enhance auditor professionalism in corresponding job responsibilities.

Participants who complete this training will be adequately prepared to perform competent IT Delivery and Support Audits and Reviews.

Auditors and Audit Departments that purchase this electronic publication on CD can duplicate the enclosed Administrator’s and Participant’s Guides royalty free for training of individual auditors and security professionals in that department and for in-house group training.

Organizations including schools that purchase this electronic publication on CD can duplicate the enclosed Administrator’s and Participant’s Guides and use that material to conduct public and classroom training by paying a royalty fee of $20 by check or online for each copy of the workbook produced on paper or file to:


When making payment please include with payment or a separate email the place and date that the training was held.

Your feedback, concerning this product, should be sent to pleier@pleier.com.


IT Auditing: IT Service Delivery and Support contains 384 PowerPoint slides with slide notes offering a practical method for performing IT audits and reviews addressing potential IT Service Delivery and Support risks.  Furthermore, the PowerPoint slides content allows presentation and participation in either a group or individual self-paced training format.

This “IT Auditing: IT Service Delivery and Support” course can be offered in a 3 day period as outlined in the PowerPoint slides, in any timeframe to meet an organization's needs, or in a self-paced mode for individuals.

To view each of the 3 PowerPoint presentations click the blue link for that module such as the one that follows.  Click View Slide Show if necessary.  Click the left mouse button each time you are ready to advance to the next item or to check an answer throughout this presentation.  To continue a presentation at a specific slide while viewing slideshow right click the mouse, select Go To Slide, and select a specific slide number.


“IT Auditing: IT Service Delivery and Support Presentation – module 1"

Module 1 sets the framework for learning about IT Service Delivery and Support associated with IT audits and reviews, as well as offering suggestions on how to use this CD in a self-study or group training mode, specifically addressing: 
“IT Auditing: IT Service Delivery and Support Presentation – module 2"
Module 2 continues the learning concerning IT Audit Service Delivery and Support with IT audits and reviews specifically addressing:
“IT Auditing: IT Service Delivery and Support – module 3"

Module 3 continues the learning concerning IT Audit Service Delivery and Support with IT audits specifically addressing:

"IT Auditing: IT Service Delivery and Support" Administrator's Guide"

The 65-page "Administrator's Guide" provides the administrator / seminar leader with an excellent guide to offer quality training correlated to the "IT Audit Service Delivery and Support" PowerPoint presentation and provides answers for course participant exercises. Beneficially, the "Administrator's Guide" documents researched answers, with additional reference sources available on the Internet.

In a self-study mode the participant should use the "Participant's Guide" and then check the accuracy of an answer with the "Administrator's Guide".

To access the Administrator's Guide click the blue link above. 

"IT Auditing: IT Service Delivery and Support" Participant's Guide

The 33-page "Participant's Guide" encourages active learning about IT Audit Service Delivery and Support associated with IT audits and reviews. This workbook allows application of presented material and demonstration of the IT audit methodology, using various formats. Additionally, practice variety also is incorporated through group or individual exercise assignments.

The "Participant's Guide" contains a glossary of terms that a participant might want to reference throughout the PowerPoint presentation.

To access the Participant's Guide click the blue link above.

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