KnowledgeLeader Content Update

KNOWLEDGELEADER'S TOP IT GOVERNANCE TOOLS


1. IT Asset Management Audit Report
This sample audit report can be used to improve and better understand an organization's IT asset management (ITAM) process.

2. IT Strategy Gap Assessment Report
This report focuses on the gap assessment results of a company’s IT strategic plan.

3. System Design Risk Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
This tool includes key performance indicators and questions an organization should use to evaluate and manage its system design process.

4. Spreadsheet Risk Optimization Questionnaire
This questionnaire outlines the process to identify who manages critical spreadsheets within an organization and identify their use.

5. IT Strategy Questionnaire
This sample questionnaire can be used to assess the processes associated with an organization’s IT strategy.

6. IT General Controls Questionnaire
This sample questionnaire provides several COBIT areas and related control objectives for each IT general control.

7. IT Selection and Integration Risk Questionnaire
This questionnaire addresses strategies for managing IT selection and integration risks.

8. Data Governance Questionnaire
The questions provided in this tool can be applied to create an effective data governance program.

9. Data Governance Guide
This tool can be used as a guide for understanding and reviewing the essential components of an organization’s data governance process.

10. Chief Information Officer (CIO) Job Description
This job description sample summarizes the responsibilities, key selection criteria and general information for the role of the chief information officer (CIO).

11. Director of IT Job Description
This job description sample outlines the responsibilities, key selection criteria and general information for the role of the director of IT.

12. Data Governance Audit Scoping Memo
This sample memo serves as a report of an internal audit function’s high-level assessment of the company’s data governance function.

13. ​IT Governance Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
This capability maturity model can be used to measure the maturity of an organization’s IT governance and to assist its progress from the initial/ad-hoc state toward the optimized state.

14. Security Governance Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
This capability maturity model can be used to measure the maturity of an organization’s security governance process and to assist its progress from the initial/ad-hoc state toward the optimized state.

15. IT Support Service Desk Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
This capability maturity model can be used to measure the maturity of an organization’s IT support service desk management process and to assist its progress from the initial/ad-hoc state toward the optimized state.

16. Internet Usage Policy
This tool includes four sample policies that define a company’s guidelines and procedures related to employee use of the internet.

17. Email System Policy
This sample policy contains guidelines and procedures employees should follow when using company email systems.

18. IT and Telephony Systems Acceptable Use Policy
This sample policy outlines guidelines and procedures common to proper use of a debt manager’s IT and telephony equipment.

19. IT Data Management Policy
This tool contains two sample policies that outline guidelines to ensure that critical data stored in applications and on servers is frequently backed up, stored and secured off-site.

CCH TAX AND ACCOUNTING - ACCOUNTING RESEARCH MANAGER UPDATES
Weekly Summary of Accounting, SEC and Auditing Developments

• Checklists – New Edition of SEC Checklists Published
• SPACs – SEC Proposes Rules to Enhance Disclosure and Investor Protection Relating to SPACs
• SEC Rules and Forms – SEC Adopts Technical Amendments to Rules and Forms
• Derivatives and Hedging – FASB Expands and Improves Hedge Accounting
• Checklist – New Edition of Summary Checklist of Recent Authoritative U.S. Accounting Standards Published
• Dealers – SEC Proposes Rules to Include Certain Significant Market Participants as “Dealers” or “Government Securities Dealers.”
• Audit Committees – PCAOB Issues Spotlight on Conversations with Audit Committee Chairs
• Real Estate Entities – 2022 Edition of Knowledge-Based Audits of Real Estate Entities Published

TOP 5 PAGES ON KNOWLEDGELEADER
These were the most popular items on KnowledgeLeader last week:

1. Customer Fraud Risk Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
2. Enterprise Risk Management Questionnaire
3. Fraud Indicators: Financial Performance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
4. Accounts Payable RCM
5. Fraud Detection Guide