SM Controls and Compliance Workshop

Course Code: CBIT1CCW

Duration

1 Day(s)

Course Type

Private only

Max Delegates

15

Delivery Style

Classroom

Gain greater business value while assuring the management and control you require.

This practical workshop looks at what controls are, their role in assuring value, protecting the organisation and achieving governance objectives. Through discussion of the principles of management and control as well as workshop exercises to evaluate controls, design audit frameworks, considering capability and continual improvement, delegates can gain greater insight into how controls can be integrated without sacrificing business value.

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Description

Who is this course for

Anybody within the organisation that is exposed to, uses or designs controls to assure and protect IT services and systems and the business processes that they support. This could include Service Managers, security-related roles, technical roles and business process stakeholders.

Purpose of the course

To provide delegates with the ability to apply governance, management and control principles to the design and audit of controls in a service management or other environments.

You will learn how to


  • Understand the role of stakeholders in defining controls.

  • Assure business value through appropriate control design, measurement and improvement.

  • Evaluate existing design and establish control capability.

Prerequisites

Some basic understanding of the need to control activity in order to protect the business would be useful but there are no specific prerequisites.

Benefits for you as an individual

Better understanding of the role of controls, compliance and governance. As well as developing an understanding around the design and use of management and governance principles in controls.

Benefits for your organisation

Controls that are more focused on the assurance of business value and greater awareness of the importance of following and adhering to governance in order to align with business objectives.

Controls and Associated Technology

  • Define Controls and example of Controls within organisations.
  • Define Governance and establish the separation of Governance from Management.
  • Establish Policies and Standards which contribute to or encompass Controls.
  • Consider Risks and Issues as part of Control design.
  • Identify Stakeholders and their role in Management and Control.

Controls and Alignment with Business Needs

  • Stakeholder Needs, Business Drivers and Goals Cascade.
  • Aligning management and control with the cascade.
  • Using a governance system to assure that business value and resource and aligned.

Evaluating A Control for Value Workshop Exercise

Contols and Measurement

  • Understanding the role of Critical Success Factors, Key Performance Indicators and metrics.
  • Creating a balanced framework for measuring and auditing controls.

Creating A Framework Workshop Exercise

Controls and Capability

  • Understanding Capability and Maturity.
  • Using the Capability Model.
  • Continual Improvement of Controls.
  • Applying, Automating and Auditing.

Evaluating Capability and Improvement Workshop Exercise

Designing New Controls Workshop

I enjoyed the course. It was well presented and the trainer was engaging and supportive. It was great to receive a hard copy course book ahead of the course too.
- Sophie Wales, Department for Education
Engaging delivery and the tutor brought the course to life by using real life examples.
- Adam Bellew, Department for Education
Honestly one of the best training days I've ever attended. Meaningful, impactful and interesting training. I Really enjoyed it!
- Jamie Wright, Ofgem
What a great, friendly and approachable company to receive training from! Good course delivery, content and very well paced.
- Steve Pringle, National savings & Investments
The trainer, Nicola is an ambassador for Quanta. Her knowledge, credibility in the subject and ability to deliver are fantastic.
- Louise Parker, Cabinet Office

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