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COST: $925 TWO DAYS; $650 ONE DAY

BACKGROUND

The spectacular acceptance of Business Process Reengineering (BPR) by organizations worldwide has caught managers and auditors by surprise. Much of what they were accustomed to (paper documentation, audit trails, separation of duties, etc.) is affected or disappears. It demands that you become actively involved before-the-fact or risk becoming irrelevant. Audit justifies its existence on the "value added" it can contribute in this new and drastic environment. Old ways must give way to new. Management and reengineering experts sorely need the auditor's independent input on controls and security in a BPR environment. New bold technologies to enable BPR are introduced which further heavily impact the control and audit strategies and the need for new controls.

This symposium and workshop is ideal for:

• Executives and BPR program managers

• Information system managers

• Audit executives, external auditors, controllers

• Users, consultants and anyone affected by or involved in reengineering planning and implementation efforts

YOU WILL OBTAIN:

a) A sound background and a clear vision of the impact of BPR
b) Practical ideas and guidelines on how to cope with the new challenge immediately applicable in your organization.

SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVES

1. PROVIDE A FOUNDATION OF BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING

2. HOW TO DEAL WITH INTERNAL CONTROL IN A BPR ENVIRONMENT

3. SHOW HOW TO REENGINEER THE AUDIT & SECURITY FUNCTIONS

SYMPOSIUM OUTLINE

First Day - BPR's Impact on Internal controls

The first day stresses controls and second day focuses on auditing.

1. Drastic Impact of BPR on Internal Control. • BPR Characteristics. Client centricness, process cycle reduction, elimination of functions, controls and people, and workflow change • Drastic reduction in checks and balances and separation of duties • Exposures: fraud, loss of controls and authority empowering. • The broad picture: balancing total client service value added vs. loss of control. Compensating control strategies.

2. How to Deal with Internal Control in a BPR Environment

• Major implications of reengineering on internal control

• Defining the audit process, the client and the audit products

• Defining the key premises and strategies for reengineering

• How to control in a BPR environment: compensating and replacement controls, use of technologies to compensate for control loss

Second Day - WHY AND HOW TO REENGINEER THE AUDIT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS

The second day of the symposium shows how to apply the principles of BPR to reengineer the audit function itself.

Every major company function is being reengineered to improve client service. Auditing must reengineer itself:

• To deal with controls in different ways than in the past

• To fulfill management's expectations (Audit cannot be exempt)

• Traditional audit methods are obsolete under reengineering

1. Review why present audit methods are unsuitable for BPR

2. Apply BPR methodologies to reengineer the audit processes

3. New audit paradigms: empowering, controls self-assessment, strategic alliances, using technology for automated auditing

4. Key steps that auditors should take to stay on top

5. Discuss specific topics of interest to participants

NOTE: Participants to the 2-day symposium will receive a complimentary copy of our brand new, restricted circulation manual: "MAP-37, REENGINEERING & BUSINESS PROCESS REDESIGN - Management Control and Audit Implications" (a $175 value). Participants to only one day of the symposium can obtain it for $100.

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We reserve the right to change the syllabus.

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