What is defined and collected in a similar manner from period to period to enable users to have a basis for comparing performance over time?
Post implementation reviews of projects allow management to assess the degree to which the objectives were achieved for the resources expended in which phase of project management?
Which of the following is NOT the external factor that could affect the organization?
An ethical tone has been established at the top of the organization and has been communicated throughout the organization.
No proper documentation of adds, changes or deletions to vendor master file is a fraud warning sign of:
People who make decisions themselves and issue orders to subordinates without seeking their input and without regard to their feelings are known as:
A process to identify events potentially affecting the entity and manage risk within its risk appetite is known as:
The change that results in a need to change policies, procedures, staffing levels or goals refers to which change?
In which standard, the chief executive should establish a follow-up process to monitor and ensure that management actions have been effectively implemented or that senior management has accepted the risk of not taking action.
Under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s final rules, management’s annual internal control report must avoid:
Effectively coordinating the activities of and communicating information among the board, external and internal auditors and management is one of the objectives of:
__________ is relating to the entity’s fulfillment with applicable laws and regulations.
Which structures characterized by fast information flow between levels of the organization and high employee satisfaction?
If morale is high, values and ethics are not a priority and employees are not aligned to the objectives of the organizations.
Which of the following is NOT the potential benefit of the CSA to the internal auditing?
__________ can be used in control self-assessment workshops in conjunction with other interactive programs such as OptionFinder to allow participants to anonymously express their opinions on the information presented.
_________ are preferred if the culture in the organization may hinder open, candid discussions in workshop settings or of management desires to minimize the time spent and cost incurred in gathering the information.
Operational risk is the day to day mitigation of safety and health risks of employees performing their jobs.
In traditional approach, final report is issued by management and in control selfassessment approach it is issued by work teams’.
To test transactions for errors, which tool is used by using confirmation technique?
Information related to either the elements outside the organization’s control or to elements that the organization can control at least to some extent is called:
The technique which allows for the study of past and current patterns and can be used to project future patterns is called:
The process of helping management and/or work teams assess the likelihood of meeting business objectives is called:
What is used to develop and manage the current period of organizational activity?
Adjusting entries made without formal approval is a fraud warning of financial characteristics.