Control Self Assessment: For Risk Management and Other Practical Applications [Hardcover]

Keith Wade (Editor), Andy Wynne (Editor)

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Publication Date: June 24, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0471986194 | ISBN-13: 978-0471986195 | Edition: 1

'Control self assessment is sweeping the management and auditing worlds by storm. At last we have in just one place the authoritative guide to its practical application. Until now CSA had been shrouded in too much mystery and would-be practitioners had been largely at the expensive mercies of consultants or their own trial and error. It is impressive that the editors of this substantial volume have persuaded so many leading practitioners from most sectors and from several countries to pool their immense practical experience of CSA in a highly accessible way.' Andrew Chambers, Managing Director of Management Audit, Emeritus Professor City University London and former Chief Executive of City Business School 'This book should provide a very useful reference point for anyone who is thinking about introducing CRSA, or who is in the early stages of implementing it. The sections covering experiences of implementing CRSA....are likely to be particularly useful. They should give you help in selecting the right approach and the most appropriate techniques for your own organisation.' Liam Fitzpatrick, Director, Oxley Fitzpatrick & Associates Ltd Control Self Assessment is 'a formalised, documented and committed approach to the regular, fundamental and open review by managers and staff of the strength of control systems designed and operated to achieve business objectives and guard against critical risks within their sphere of influence' (Keith Wade). This book gives practical guidance on how such techniques may be introduced in an organisation and describes the implementation of CSA in a variety of organisations both in the private and public sectors.

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The effective management of risk and the use of well-designed control systems are essential elements in ensuring that any organisation meets its business objectives. Control self assessment (CSA) is one of the most topical and controversial of such management techniques. It requires commitment from managers and staff at all levels to the regular and open review, through a formalised documented process, of the effectiveness of the control systems designed to guard against critical risks within each individual's sphere of influence. Control Self Assessment, written by leading practitioners in the field, outlines the nature and development of control self assessment and explains in practical terms the various techniques for its implementation. It includes case studies from practitioners in a wide variety of organisations, both in the private and public sectors, who recount their own experiences of implementation. The book concludes with a view of the future of CSA.

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'Control self assessment is sweeping the management and auditing worlds by storm. At last we have in just one place the authoritative guide to its practical application. Until now CSA had been shrouded in too much mystery and would-be practitioners had been largely at the expensive mercies of consultants or their own trial and error. It is impressive that the editors of this substantial volume have persuaded so many leading practitioners from most sectors and from several countries to pool their immense practical experience of CSA in a highly accessible way.' Andrew Chambers, Managing Director of Management Audit, Emeritus Professor City University London and former Chief Executive of City Business School 'This book should provide a very useful reference point for anyone who is thinking about introducing CRSA, or who is in the early stages of implementing it. The sections covering experiences of implementing CRSA....are likely to be particularly useful. They should give you help in selecting the right approach and the most appropriate techniques for your own organisation.' Liam Fitzpatrick, Director, Oxley Fitzpatrick & Associates Ltd Control Self Assessment is 'a formalised, documented and committed approach to the regular, fundamental and open review by managers and staff of the strength of control systems designed and operated to achieve business objectives and guard against critical risks within their sphere of influence' (Keith Wade). This book gives practical guidance on how such techniques may be introduced in an organisation and describes the implementation of CSA in a variety of organisations both in the private and public sectors.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (June 24, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471986194
• ISBN-13: 978-0471986195
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,993,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CSA, November 6, 2000

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Paliam R Loganathan (Chennai, India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Control Self Assessment: For Risk Management and Other Practical Applications (Hardcover)

The book is divided into six parts.The first two parts gives a complete treatise on development of CSA and approaches to CSA. The next two parts deal with practical applications of CSA in private sector organisations and public sector organisations. The fifth part deals with the future of CSA. The authors discuss very valid questions on why CSA is not more widely adopted than it should. The authors have analysed how CSAcan be a useful tool to be usedas part of risk management and corporate governance. The sixth and final part contains various appendices useful to the reader like extracts from the CoCo Report and UK guidance on internal financial control. This book is addressed to both practioneers and students of CSA.