How are the results of CBOK being used?
CBOK will have a significant impact on the internal audit profession. Over the next three years, information from CBOK will improve The IIA's ability to meet the growing needs of members and the profession. In the future, many IIA activitird and efforts will be "Powered by CBOK" including:
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- Revisions to The International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
- Updated and new Practice Advisories
- Certification exam content
- Advocacy efforts to enhance the profession
- Educational programs for practitioners
- The Quality Assessment process
- Content of IIA and IIARF publications
- Future research and educational products
- IIA strategic planning
- IIA Committee activities
Put CBOK to Work Today
A copy of A Global Summary of the Common Body of Knowledge 2006 (CBOK), downloaded online or purchased from The IIA Research Foundation Bookstore, can be put to use in several ways, including:
- Internal auditing organizations can use this knowledge to compare their organizations with what the study found.
- Chief audit executives can use these comparisons to guide their organizations into the future.
- Practitioners can use the data collected to guide their careers and professional development.
CBOK in action
Here are a few of the items that have already been "Powered by CBOK":
- A Global Summary of the Common Body of Knowledge 2006 (CBOK) (available for purchase from The IIA Research Foundation Bookstore)
- IIA Standard 1312 - External Quality Assessments: Results, Tools, Techniques and Lessons Learned (a downloadable report available from The IIA Research Foundation)
- A featured article in Insight magazine (September 2007 issue)
- A concurrent session titled, "CBOK and Its Impact On The Profession" presented at The 2007 IIA International Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands (July 2007)
- Panel discussion at the American Accounting Association Northeast Regional Conference in Hartford, Connecticut (April 2007)
- Panel discussions at the American Accounting Association International Conference in Chicago, Illinois (August 2007)
