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American Accounting Association2011 Information Systems Section
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AAA Information Systems Section
Workshop on IT Governance and Assurance
January 6, 2011
The Section will sponsor a workshop on January 6, 2011 to help members stay abreast of practices that organizations use for identifying threats to IT performance, developing procedures to manage IT risks, and assessing the effectiveness of IT controls. The workshop has been designed to help participants design teaching materials and identify relevant research questions by interacting with practitioners who work at the cutting edge of IT governance and assurance.
| CPE PROGRAM DETAILS | |
| 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Workshop on IT Governance and Assurance (WITGA) Auditing - Basic – 4.5 CH |
| PRESENTATIONS: | |
| 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Welcome and Introductions |
| 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm | Discussion: Brian Barnier will explain how organizations identify and manage threats to IT performance using the Risk IT Based on COBIT Framework and Practitioner Guide (Risk IT) and the Business Model for Information Security (BMIS) developed by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). For more information about Risk IT and BMIS visit www.isaca.org/riskit and www.isaca.org/bmis. |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Discussion: Edward Hill will describe how how organizations evaluate the effectiveness of IT controls using the Guide to the Assessment of IT Risk (GAIT) developed by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). For more information about GAIT follow the Information Technology link under the Professional Guidance tab at www.theiia.org. |
| 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm | Discussion: Chris Mottram and Devin Ramo will discuss the procedures auditors use to evaluate the effectiveness of IT controls during financial statement assurance engagements and how auditors use their risk assessments as a basis for designing auditing procedures. |
| 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Midyear conference welcome reception |
| SPEAKER INFORMATION: | |
| Brian Barnier is a member of the ISACA teams for Risk IT and COBIT5, an OCEG Fellow and writes widely. He contributed to Risk Management in Finance (Wiley, 2009). His upcoming book is on operational risk in financial services (Harriman House, 2011). He has taught Finance and Operations at several universities in the US and Russia. He is a principal at ValueBridge Advisors. Previously, he was with IBM, ATT and Lucent where he led teams to 9 U.S. Patents. Brian advises/mentors business and technology leaders on getting more risk-return value from technology. Edward Hill is a member of the IIA team that developed the GAIT methodology and a partner in the advisory services practice at Grant Thornton. Ed helps business organizations govern their IT investments by identifying and mitigating internal and external threats to IT performance. Chris Mottram is an advisory partner at KPMG and leads the southeast Information Technology Attestation practice. He served as the IT partner on KPMG’s largest audit client. He assists his clients with addressing regulations, risks and controls while driving efficiency and business value. Devin Ramo is a manager in the IT risk and compliance practice at KPMG where he helps clients manage IT-related risks and supervises IT control evaluations on financial statement assurance engagements. |
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Note:The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty three subject matter areas. These fields represent the primary knowledge and skill areas needed by accounting licensees to perform professional services in all fields of employment. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study and Credit Hours (CH) in red. Each Credit Hour is based on 50 minutes. The Program Level for each of these sessions is Basic, unless otherwise stated. Delivery Method: Group Live
American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
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