Certification in Control Self-Assessment: A Review Course and Study System That Works!- Available as an On-site Seminar Only

• Gain required knowledge of risk and control models.
• Discover concepts that are vital in effectively using CSA to help clients achieve their objectives.
• Understand the CCSA® Examination.
• Learn how to effectively study for the CCSA® Examination.
• Gain confidence in addressing CCSA® Exam questions.

• All practitioners of Control Self-Assessment (CSA)from all backgrounds.

Domain 1 – CSA Fundamentals

• Code of Ethics
• Ownership and accountability for control
• Reliance on operational expertise
• Comparison to traditional techniques of risk and control evaluation
• Control awareness and education
• Cooperation, participation, and partnership

Domain 2 – CSA Program Integration

• Alternative approaches to CSA
• Cost / benefit analysis for implementation of the CSA process
• Strategic CSA program planning methodologies or techniques, including resource allocation
• Organizational theory and behavior
• Change management and business process reengineering
• Presentation techniques for successful integration
• Client feedback mechanisms (e.g. interviews, surveys)

Domain 3 – Elements of the CSA Process

• Management's priorities and concerns
• Project and logistics management
• Business objectives, processes, challenges, and threats for the area under review
• Resource identification and allocation of participants and CSA team
• Culture of area under review
• Question development techniques
• Technology supporting the CSA process
• Facilitation techniques and tools
• Group dynamics
• Fraud awareness
• Evaluation / analytical tools and techniques
• Formulating recommendations or actions plans
• Nature of evidence
• Reporting techniques and considerations
• Motivational techniques

Domain 4 – Business Objectives and Organizational Performance

• Strategic and operational planning processes
• Objective setting, including alignment to the organization's mission and values
• Performance measures
• Performance management
• Data collection and validation techniques

Domain 5 – Risk Identification and Assessment

• Risk Theory
• Risk models / frameworks
• Risk management techniques / cost-benefit analysis
• Using CSA in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

Domain 6 – Control Theory and Application

• Corporate governance, control theory, and models
• Methods for judging and communicating the overall effectiveness of the system of internal control
• Relationship between informal and formal controls
• Techniques for evaluating formal controls
• Techniques for evaluating informal controls and control environments
• Control documentation techniques
• Control design and application
• Techniques for determining control history for the organization

Suggested References

• Lists 17 additional references you might consider if you need a more in-depth study of any the topics discussed in any domain

Appendix

• Increase the accuracy of the answers to questionnaires
• Increase the rate of return
• Sampling
• What Auditors Need To Know about Sampling
• Code of Ethics

Application Questions

• Over 160 application questions (numerous others in each module)

Application Questions, Answers and Explanations

• Answers to the over 160 questions with explanations how to determine the "best answer" if you see this type question on the CCSA Examination