CIA Part 3 Textbook Update July 2021

The CIA Part 3 Textbook has been updated, and the new files are available for current students to download in My Studies. The significant changes are listed below including page numbers in the new July 2021 book.

Section I

  • Added Boston Consulting Group Growth-Share Matrix and Operational Performance Measurement, pages 15-17.
  • Added Responsibility Centers and Responsibility Accounting, pages 29-32.
  • Added work schedules and compensation, pages 42-43.
  • Added IIA SG Optimizing Public Sector Audit Activities, pages 53-54.
  • Added Non-Disclosure Agreements, page 83.
  • Added more details about the value and governance of Data Analytics, pages 85-87.
  • Added Sensitivity Analysis and Monte Carlo Simulations, page 88.
  • Added more details about auditing software, pages 90-91.

Section II

  • Added excerpts from IIA GTAGs throughout the Section.
  • Added a chart with control weaknesses and related actions, page 105.
  • Added more details about some Emerging Technologies, pages 106-108.

Section III

  • Added excerpts from IIA GTAGs throughout the Section.
  • Added an overview of different types of databases, page 126.
  • Added basic IT terms, pages 133-134.
  • Added a longer introduction to IT Control Frameworks and IT Risks, pages 139-140.

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