Our comprehensive course offerings provide the most current information about some of today’s most critical and challenging standards. For any sales inquiries or questions regarding our CPE product offering, please contact us at (630) 353.3702.
Successful project and engagement managers employ established cost
and quality management techniques to satisfy stakeholders needs
while controlling project costs. In this course you will examine
proven strategies and techniques that can guarantee success.
Learning Objectives:
Gain the relevant knowledge and exposure to proven techniques that
can help you easily and effectively manage project cost and
quality. At the conclusion of this session you will be able to:
Choose a basic estimation technique to determine project cost
based on stakeholder needs
Understand the process of estimating project cost
Develop a budget based on the cost estimates for the
project
Understand the process of modifying estimates and budget items
in order to accommodate changes to the project
Determine quality standards
Create project quality objectives
Develop a quality plan in order to deliver the promised level
of quality to the stakeholders
Develop a quality process improvement plan
Create metrics to test for specific product quality
characteristics
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of purchase.
Established human resource and communication management techniques
drive the success of any project. Learn the proven strategies that
can guarantee success by ensuring effective control over human
resource needs and maintaining efficient communications between the
project manager, team and stakeholders.
Learning Objectives:
Gain the relevant knowledge and exposure to proven techniques that
can help you easily and effectively manage human resources and
communications for any project. At the conclusion of this session
you will be able to:
Identify and document project responsibilities
Create a staffing plan for the project
Obtain project resources
Build and manage a project team
Determine project communication needs in conjunction with the
stakeholders
Distribute project information to the stakeholders
Analyze and report on project performance
Manage communication to resolve stakeholder issues
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of purchase.
Successful project and engagement managers employ established risk
management and procurement techniques to manage the project
lifecycle efficiently and acquire goods and services
cost-effectively. Learn how to anticipate, quantify, and
communicate risks and contingencies. In the procurement phase,
learn how to gather and document project requirements, execute the
bid process and manage the vendor relationship.
Learning Objectives:
Gain the relevant knowledge and exposure to proven techniques that
can help you easily and effectively manage project risk and the
procurement management process for any project. At the conclusion
of this session you will be able to:
Develop a risk management plan
Identify project risk
Analyze project risk
Create a risk response plan
Formulate make or buy decisions for the project
Identify project requirements and potential vendors
Create appropriate documents to obtain bids from vendors
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of purchase.
Successful project and engagement managers employ established scope
and time management techniques to ensure the timely completion of
critical projects. Familiarize yourself with the proven strategies
and tools that can guarantee success.
Learning Objectives:
In this session you will examine and learn specifically about
project engagement management techniques. At the conclusion of this
session you will be able to:
Scope management techniques:
Establish project requirements
Define a scope statement
Define a work breakdown structure
List the tools and outputs to verify project deliverables
Define the tools and outputs to manage change control
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of
purchase.
Both large and small companies are vulnerable to fraud-the average
U.S. company loses an estimated 5% of its annual revenue to fraud.
This course on financial statement fraud will identify what to look
for and provide insights that can help any company prevent the most
damaging type of fraud.
Learning Objectives:
Through real-world examples and case studies, you will examine and
learn what constitutes financial statement fraud while heightening
your understanding of several critical and related issues,
including: perpetrators, motives, warning signs, methods of
detection, and prevention techniques. At the conclusion of this
session you will be able to:
Define financial statement fraud facts
List the perpetrators of financial statement fraud
Outline the motives for committing financial statement
fraud
Define the warning signs of financial statement fraud
List the methods of committing financial statement fraud
Compare and contrast the types of financial statement
fraud
Define how to detect financial statement fraud
List techniques to prevent financial statement fraud
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of purchase.
With fraud devastating to large and small companies alike today
– nearly one in four instances caused at least
$1 million in losses, with fraudulent financial statements the most
expensive form of fraud – CPAs are in a unique
position to help address this critical issue. In this two-part
course you will learn what motivates people to commit fraud,
CPA’s responsibilities and how financial
statement fraud can be prevented.
Learning Objectives:
In this first of this two-part course, participants will learn how
to help protect companies, employees and investors from the most
common and disastrous forms of fraud today through effective
internal control guidance practices. See how the
CPA’s duties relate to fraud and are guided by
standards and legislation. After the completing the session you
will be able to:
Outline the cost of fraud and ways it is committed.
Define the CPA’s general duties relating to
fraud as defined by SAS No. 99, Sarbanes-Oxley, Private Securities
Litigation reform Act, etc.
Outline the profile of employees who commit fraud.
Define the major categories of employee fraud, the impact, and
how they are committed.
Identify how to prevent financial statement fraud.
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of purchase.
With fraud devastating to large and small companies alike today
– nearly one in four instances caused at least
$1 million in losses, with fraudulent financial statements the most
expensive form of fraud – CPAs are in a unique
position to help address this critical issue. In this two-part
course you will learn what motivates people to commit fraud, CPA's
responsibilities and how financial statement fraud can be
prevented.
Learning Objectives:
In the second of this two-part course, participants will learn how
to help protect companies, employees and investors from the most
common and disastrous forms of fraud today through effective
internal control guidance practices. See how the CPA's duties
relate to fraud and are guided by standards and
legislation. After the completing the session you will
be able to:
Define the strategies that CPAs utilize to detect financial
statement fraud
Outline the identification process to recognize
misappropriation schemes
Corruption
Overview of corruption
Define the impact of corruption
Identify four categories of committing corruption fraud
Identify the warning signs of corruption
Outline the five steps that should be taken to prevent
corruption fraud
Identify the steps to be taken and required organizational
support required for fraud prevention
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of purchase.
According to an Association of Certified Fraud Examiners study,
asset misappropriation is the most common type of corporate fraud
in the United States today. Although the study only considered the
misappropriation of corporate assets, a look at recent headlines
confirms that all forms of asset misappropriation are common in
today's business world, including larceny, skimming, fraudulent
disbursements, and embezzlement of client funds. Gain an insider's
understanding of who is misappropriating assets, how and why
they're doing it, and how to protect yourself, your company, and
your clients.
Learning Objectives:
Don't expose yourself or others to opportunistic white-collar
criminals. Participants in this course will investigate the nature
and details of the most common forms of asset misappropriation. At
the conclusion of this session you should be able to:
Define asset misappropriation
Outline the types of asset misappropriation
Define asset misappropriation facts
Gain insights into who are the perpetrators of asset
misappropriation and their motives
Understand and identify the warning signs of asset
misappropriation
Outline the methods of concealing asset misappropriation
Understand and identify corporate and client schemes and
solutions
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of purchase.
Don't let corruption go unchecked on your watch. In this course,
learn how and why corruption happens, and how to deter and detect
it in your organization.
Learning Objectives:
The World Bank has identified corruption as the single greatest
obstacle to economic and social development. Corruption distorts
competition, downgrades the quality of goods and services, slows
economic development and undermines business ethics. In your
organization, corruption carries risk of legal liability, loss of
stock value, and more. At the conclusion of this session, you will
be able to:
Compare and contrast corruption, asset misappropriation and
fraudulent statements within the Occupational Fraud and Abuse
Classification system
Outline corruption common facts and figures
Gain insights into the perpetrators of corruption and their
motives
Define the red flags and warning signs of corruption
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of purchase.
Don't let corruption go unchecked on your watch. In this course,
learn how and why corruption happens, and how to deter and detect
it in your organization.
Learning Objectives:
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits bribery of
foreign officials in exchange for contracts and other favors. With
enforcement against both businesses and executives at an all-time
high, it is essential for any company doing business abroad to know
this complex law and maintain an effective compliance program.
Learn how foreign corruption is defined and the proactive steps
your business can take to manage risk. At the conclusion of this
session you will be able to:
Understand the parameters of the Foreign Corruption Practices
Act-what is allowable and what is not
Outline the penalties within the Foreign Corruption Practices
Act
Compare and contrast various case studies
Gain insight on how to deter and prevent corruption in your
organization
Final Examination:
To receive CPE credit, NASBA requires that the final Examination be
successfully completed within one year from the date of purchase.
Becker Professional Education is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
Becker Professional Education Sponsor I.D. Numbers NASBA: 107294, New York: 002087, New Jersey: 20CE00226700, Texas: 009580, Ohio: CPE.186, Illinois: 158.002405, Pennsylvania: PX177823
Becker Professional Education is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a Quality Assurance Service sponsor of continuing professional education. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org
Becker Professional Education Sponsor I.D. Number QAS: 073
