Auditing for Managers: The Ultimate Risk Management Tool »

K.H. Spencer Pickett is a Course Director at CPMS, in Ascot, Berkshire, where he is responsible for training programmes on internal audit, corporate governance and risk management. Spencer is a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, Institute of Internal Auditors, Certified Fraud Examiners and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Jennifer M. Pickett is currently a senior Project Manager in a large organization, having previously been the Business Planning and Assurance Manager responsible for coordinating the corporate risk register.

This resource for managers and review teams provides guidelines for self-audit risk management, compliance reviews, and formal disclosure reporting, and takes the techniques for performing audit reviews into the arena of business risk management and controls. It features a business assurance tool called A4M99: Auditing for Managers Based on 99 Key Values. Other features include; a jargon-free "how to" format; coverage of various audits including management audits, formal investigations and control risk self-assessments; and a set of standards that can be adapted by managers from all types of organizations to help develop a systematic way of performing internal reviews. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR