Conducting
Performance Audits Efficiently: Tools and Techniques to Improve
Performance Audit Productivity
An AGA TRAINING AUDIO CONFERENCE
Nov. 14, 2007
2
CPE Hours Available!
AGA, in
conjunction with the National Association of State Auditors,
Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) and the Association of
Local Government Auditors (ALGA), is pleased to announce a new
and increasingly important topic to our audio conference
schedule – performance audit efficiency.
In a world
where government auditors are supposed to "do more with less",
how can audit offices efficiently use their limited resources to
produce timely and high-quality performance audit reports?
You'll learn the latest tools and techniques from two leaders in
government performance auditing, including how to create a
framework for audit efficiency in your organization through the
use of technology and telecommuting. From the West Coast to the
50th State of Hawaii, innovations in performance auditing are
helping auditors find efficiencies in unexpected places.
From
leveraging staff resources to actively writing reports, and from
condensing background to amplifying audit results, you'll be
presented with a wealth of ideas to enhance audit planning,
fieldwork, and reporting to boost your office's performance
audit yield. We'll explore answers to questions including; how
early can fieldwork be planned? How soon can you start drafting
reports? How many reviews and drafts should occur in the
reporting process? How can management's lack of data be
converted into a powerful audit finding? How can report titles
and tables of contents be used to convey the message of an audit
report? How can government obtain action and change as the
result of audit reports?
If your
organization is interested in "pumping up" the audit function
within its existing resources, you won't want to miss this
exciting (and Trans-Pacific) teleconference!
To share
their expertise in performance auditing are Drummond Kahn, CGFM,
CIA, CGAP, Director of Audit Services for the City of Portland,
Oregon; and Leslie Tanaka, CPA, City Auditor for the City and
County of Honolulu, Hawaii
Please
join us for two hours of lively discussion about this important
and timely topic. In addition to the speakers’ commentary,
there will be approximately 20 minutes for Q & A so that the
participants can ask the speaker questions and share their own
experiences.
| Date: |
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 |
| Time: |
2:00 - 3:50 p.m. Eastern Standard Time |
| Learning Objectives: |
Understanding how government auditors can
efficiently and effectively maximize their resources to
improve their performance. |
| Prerequisite: |
Familiarity with performance auditing |
| Advance Prep: |
None required |
| CPE: |
Two credits |
| Field of Study: |
Auditing (Government) |
| Cost: |
$249 per site (UNLIMITED ATTENDANCE) if you register
on or before Friday, Nov. 9, 2007 and $299 thereafter. |
| To Register: |
Register online or print the
registration form and fax it to 703.6846933 |
This audio conference offers important information to almost
everyone in the accountability profession. Please share this
program announcement with others in your government, chapters,
educational institutions and private firms. Remember, there is
no limit to attendance per phone site. If you have any questions
regarding registration, please contact Maria Lucas at
800.AGA.7211, ext. 308 or
mlucas@agacgfm.org. Questions regarding the program should
be directed to Raymond Harris at ext. 339 or
rharris@agacgfm.org.