John Tongren is a specialist in management control processes and the impact of technology on their effectiveness. He has earned international recognition for his expertise in the audit and control aspects of information systems as well as his visionary perspective on contemporary internal audit issues.  John originated The CoActive Management Model, The CoActive Control Principles and The CoActive Audit Principles.  He is active in the total quality movement as well as the development and audit of quality systems.  He is an academic as well as a practitioner.  Dr. John is a Faculty Member of the University of Phoenix Online Campus and the Grand Rapids Michigan Campus and teaches accounting, information systems and management topics in the MBA program.  He also taught in the Online MBA program for Davenport University.

John began his business career as a Labor Relations Administrator.  From that beginning in manufacturing he gained experience in Project Engineering, Production Management, Production Planning & Control, Internal Consulting, Strategic Planning, and a number of positions within Information Systems.  He moved into internal audit in 1972 when he joined a major international manufacturing firm as a Senior Internal Auditor, specializing in financial and operational audit.  Selected to head the formation of an EDP auditing capability, he pioneered the development and application of computer assisted audit techniques, established a formal Information Systems Audit function, performed and directed audits at world-wide data centers, established auditor involvement in application systems development, and developed and implemented an integrated Information Systems/Financial audit methodology.  In 1978 he joined an international accounting and auditing firm.  He became the National Director of Computer Accounting and Auditing, a function that he established for the firm.  In that role he was responsible for National Office computer operations, client accounting and IS Audit support services, and long-range systems planning.  In 1981, he established Tongren & Associates and entered the private consulting field.  He specializes in assisting clients enhance their management control processes and evaluation systems through facilitation, assurance, education, and participation in comprehensive audit/review engagements.  John is known by many consulting firms as a "consultant to consultants" and also works with professional organizations to enhance their education programs.

Dr. Tongren holds a BA from DePauw University, a MBA from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. from California Coast University.  He has earned the professional designations of Certified Computing Professional, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Management Accountant, and Certified Systems Professional.  He is listed in the Marquis 7th Edition of Who's Who in the World, the 19th edition of Who's Who In the Midwest, and the 1st edition of Who's Who of Emerging Leaders In America.  He is active in a number of professional organizations in his areas of interest, and has held leadership positions in many. 

This is the third publication in a new series of mini-seminars prepared from the most popular Tongren & Associates seminars.  T&A mini-seminars are condensed versions of multi-day seminars presented by Tongren & Associates.  This format enables internal auditors around the globe to experience Tongren & Associates seminars at their own pace, in their own place.

The Tongren Seminar Series consists of 3 digitalSeminars^TM on CD-ROM "Operational Auditing: Adding Value to Organizations", "Transitioning: Internal Audit to Internal Assurance", and "Exceeding Expectations for Internal Auditors".

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“Operational Auditing: Adding Value to Organizations” contains 3 hours of PowerPoint presentation with synchronized digital soundtrack offering thought-provoking and practical ideas how to add value to your organization using today's world class operational auditing methodologies.  This seminar offers state-of-the-art thinking using state-of-the-art technology.  Receive all the benefits of attending a seminar at your convenience in a suitable format for both group and individual self-paced training.

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Operational auditing itself is not new — but the operational auditing methodologies of today's world class organizations are.  The operational auditing objective of reviewing departments and programs for "good controls" is not new — but focusing on cross functional business processes rather than auditing the "whatever department" definitely is.  The idea of performing some operational audits to round out the annual internal audit plan is not new — but adopting an overall value added approach based on operational audit concepts for the entire internal audit/assurance department certainly is.

Just as "Internal Auditing" has been redefined, operational auditing is undergoing a transformation from a very broadly defined "audit of unit activities, systems, and controls within an enterprise to reach economic, efficiency, effectiveness, or other objectives" to a highly focused assessment of organization risk, capability and performance.   Traditional audit steps such as preliminary surveys are being replaced by collaborative risk assessment.  Audits of organizational functions using standardized checklists are being replaced by cross functional teams using contemporary management tools from quality management and process reengineering.

Implementing a value added approach is a critical step towards achieving the redefined goals of Internal Auditing.

This seminar explores three different operational audit models that focus on adding value to Organizations and addresses topics that include …

Transition: Internal Audit to Internal Assurance contains 2 hours of PowerPoint presentation with synchronized digital soundtrack offering thought-provoking and practical ideas how internal audit can create additional value for an organization by transitioning to Internal Assurance using contemporary tools providing a wide range of assurance, consulting, and compliance services.  This seminar offers state-of-the-art thinking using state-of-the-art technology.  Receive all the benefits of attending a seminar at your convenience in a suitable format for both group and individual self-paced training.

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A few years ago The Institute of Internal Auditors made an exceptionally excellent contribution to the internal audit profession by redefining internal audit.  No longer bound to the centuries-old financial accounting attest models used by the public accounting profession, internal auditors were freed to focus on assurance and consulting activities with emphasis on topics of critical importance to contemporary organizations - namely risk management, control, and governance.  But -- Sarbanes-Oxley got in the way.  Instead of focusing on the critical areas of risk management, control and governance many internal auditors were reassigned to assist the public accountants conduct Sarbanes-Oxley attest audits.  Fortunately, the Sarbanes-Oxley era now appears to be controlled, and internal auditors can return to helping their own organizations rather than helping public accountants and SOX consultants.

Although meeting Sarbanes-Oxley requirements proved an extremely expensive undertaking for most organizations, some emerged from the experience with a new understanding of controls and compliance - and many either developed or purchased automated tools to assist them document and test compliance.  Fortunately, these automated tools can drastically increase the productivity of internal auditors involved in compliance auditing - and enable the majority of internal audit resources to focus on more critical areas such as improvement and assessment.  And that is where the future of internal auditors is brightest  - to put away old missions, charters, techniques and audit programs to focus directly on helping their organizations succeed - using the best tools available today.  Internal Audit is redefining itself transitioning to Internal Assurance.

The new definition of internal audit provided the foundation, and this digitalSeminar^TM provides not only the "WHY" but also the "HOW" for transitioning to Internal Assurance.

 

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Current Publications - Click the link to preview:

• 21st Century Audit Management “ Opportunities and Challenges“ by a number of contributing authors

• A Practitioner's Guide to Corruption Auditing by Muhammad Akram Khan

• A Practitioner's Guide to Performance Auditing by Muhammad Akram Khan

• Achieving Auditor Excellence by David McNamee

• Auditing Fraud - Complete Publications, Threat Scenarios, Purchasing & Contracts Fraud by David McNamee

• Auditing IT Infrastructures by Alan Oliphant

• Auditing Purchasing and Contracts by David McNamee

• Control Self Assessment by David McNamee

• Exceeding Expectations by John D. Tongren

• Internal Auditing: Basics & Best Practices by David McNamee

• IT Auditing: An Adaptive Process by Robert E. Davis

• IT Auditing: Irregular and Illegal Acts by Robert E. Davis

• IT Auditing: IT Governance  by Robert E. Davis

• IT Auditing: Information Assets Protection by Robert E. Davis
  

• IT Auditing: The Basics by Michael Lapelosa

• IT Auditing: The Process by Robert E. Davis
  

• Internal Auditor Toolkit by Michael Lapelosa

• McKeever CCSA Study System by John J. McKeever

• Modern Integrated Audit Approach by Michael Lapelosa

• Operational Auditing: Adding Value to Organizations by John D. Tongren
  

• Risk Management - Best Practice, Case Studies, and Related Material by a number of contributing authors

• Risk Management and Risk Assessment by David McNamee

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