Internal Audit Management - Product Implementation Course
Course Overview:
The MetricStream Internal Audit Management (IA) product is a comprehensive and highly configurable audit management system that enables users at all levels to drive systematic risk-based auditing across the enterprise. The app is designed to manage a wide range of internal audit activities, data, and processes in an integrated and unified manner.
Level |
Advanced |
Content |
6.5 Hours |
Practice |
4 Hours |
Q&A with MSU |
2 Hours |
Pre-Requisites |
Familiarity with concepts on Internal Audits |
Certification Awarded* |
MetricStream Certified Internal Audit Management Implementation Associate |
Learning Objectives:
This course enables you to drive systematic risk-based auditing across the enterprise using MetricStream’s Internal Audit app. The course covers Audit Universe, Audit Planning, Audit Execution, Findings, Audit Reporting, Audit Closure and App Configurations.
The training is focused on making trainees understand the features, process, workflows, and functionalities of the Internal Audit Management Product. At the end of the training, practice and certification, trainees will have knowledge on how to implement and perform basic configurations on the IAD product which includes knowledge on:
§ Product Functionality & Use Case Workflow Usage
o Understand benefits of the IA app
o Understand key components in IA
o Understand the standard roles in IA
o Create and manage Audit Universe
o Perform risk assessments
o Perform Audit Planning and Execution
o Create Questionnaires and send out Surveys
o Manage Issues and Actions
o Manage Resource and Timesheets
§ Product Configuration
o Configuration Workbooks
o Updating IA LOVs
o Updating IA Data Tables
o IA Configuration Parameters
§ Product/Use Case Setup
o Setup Auditor Profile and Milestones
o Upload Audit Data
o Perform Risk Assessment Setup
o Create Timesheet Policy and Timesheet
Practice & Facetime with Instructor:
Once you start the course, please reach out to MSU at [email protected] to get a practice instance allocated. Upon completion of course content and sufficient practice, reach out to your MSU instructor for your 2 hr Q&A session to clarify and address any open questions.
Certification (Optional):
To be certified, you need to score a minimum of 75% on both the objective and practical assessment. You are allowed a maximum of 2 attempts to pass the certification tests. Please reach out to the instructor once you are ready for assessment. The maximum duration allowed for appearing for assessment is 2 weeks from the course assignment date.
Course content
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Lesson Audit Universe
Audit Universe helps you manage the content that is used in performing the audits. You can relate one content with the other. On the Audit Universe tab, you can create: Processes Auditable ...
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Lesson Risk Assessments
The Risk Assessments module provides a centralized risk framework to document, manage, and assess risks faced by an organization. In Internal Audits, use the Risk Assessments page to: Schedule...
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Lesson Audit Planning
Use the Audit Plans page to: Create and publish audit plans containing multiple audits Create an audit plan for one or more years, as required Select the audit type that suits your audit (organi...
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Lesson Audit Execution
In the Audit Execution stage: Manage audit projects Create and track workpapers created for your projects Send out Surveys Send Issues for Review Create Audit Reports
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Lesson Impact Analysis
As a lead auditor or audit manager, you can initiate different types of surveys to gather information about policies and procedures. To request for documents that specify the scope of audit, and...
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Lesson Resource and Timesheet Management
The modules help you: Manage and edit schedules of projects, allocate resource to each project. Create timesheet policy and enter timesheet for self and others.
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Lesson Issues
The Issues module supports the identification and evaluation of issues as well as case investigation and tracking leading to an elaborate remediation or corrective action process.
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Lesson IA: Product Setup
MetricStream components can be tailored to specific requirements of an organization in different ways. This unit covers the most common requirements and functions performed by an 'Apps Administrato...
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Lesson IA Product Configuration
This unit covers configuration topics enabling you to populate configuration workbooks, updating LOVs and Data Table on forms and defining workflow parameters.
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Lesson IA Product Administration
This unit will enable you to provision, deactivate and map users to various roles in the IA app.
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Lesson IA: Enhancements
Recent enhancements in Internal Audit Management
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Lesson IA - Use cases
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Lesson IA: Practice
Please reach out to your trainer for credentials to the practice instance before starting this unit.
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Lesson Assessment and Certification
Thank you for completing the Internal Audit Course. Kindly reach out to your instructor at [email protected] for access to the following certification assessments: