Archive for June 2007

Establishment of “Auditor’s Corner”

I have established a web page devoted to sharing articles and ideas on IT auditing. Part of it consists of tutorial modules as shown below. Some are VBA classes for use within Excel, others pertain to use of the XL Audit Commander.

General Audit Topics
Module Description Approx Length With Quiz? Last Update
Module-1 Obtaining Basic Population Statistics 15 minutes Yes 06-22-2007
Module-2 Audit uses for Benford’s Law 15 minutes Yes 06-22-2007
Module-3 Use of histograms in audits 15 minutes Yes 06-23-2007
Module-4 SQLite as an Audit Tool 30 min No 06-29-07
Module Description Approx Length With Quiz? Last Update
Module-5 Beyond the COUNTIF and SUMIF functions 20 min No 06-25-07
Module-6 A work-around for very large files 20 min No 06-29-07
Module-7 Identifying duplicates and gaps in large files 20 min No 06-29-07
Module-8 Sizing up the population - Going to Extremes 20 min No 06-29-07

A more efficient way to perform audit procedures from within Excel

XL Audit Commander provides a variety of audit tools which can be run from within Excel, all at no cost. An operation guide explains the commands available and the procedures to perform them.The software uses a very minimal portion of your spreadsheet area and can easily be invoked only when needed by pressing Control-E. Download the software to try. Also included is the capability to perform a variety of data extracts for audit tests, and examples are included in a sample workbook for download.

These include such tests as searching for close matches on names, data extraction using conditions, etc. More details.

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