Outline of CISA STUDY GUIDE by David L. Cannon * Chapter 1 - Secrets of a Successful IS Auditor (1103) ** 1.1 Understanding the demand for IS Audits (1136) ** 1.2 Understanding Policies, Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures (1221) ** 1.3 Auditor Role versus Auditee Role (1354) ** 1.4 Auditor Is an Executive Position (1534) ** 1.5 Understanding the Corporate Organizational Structure (1739) ** 1.6 Managing Projects (1810) * Chapter 2 - Audit Process (2373) ** 2.1 Establishing and Approving an Audit Charter (2406) ** 2.2 Preplanning the Audit (2452) ** 2.3 Performing an Audit Risk Assessment (2673) ** 2.4 Determining Whether an Audit Is Possible (2704) ** 2.5 Performing the Audit (2727) ** 2.6 The hierarchy of internal controls (2874) ** 2.7 Gathering Audit Evidence (2969) ** 2.8 Conducting Audit Testing (3268) ** 2.9 Reporting Your Audit Findings (3398) ** 2.10 Conducting Follow-Up Activities (3450) * Chapter 3 - IT Governance (3758) ** 3.1 Strategy Planning for Organizational Control (3777) ** 3.2 Overview of Tactical Management (4235) ** 3.3 Planning and Performance (4247) ** 3.4 Overview of Business Process Reengineering (4521) ** 3.5 Operations Management (4966) * Chapter 4 - Networking Technology (5296) ** 4.1 Understanding the Differences in Computer Architecture (5318) ** 4.2 Selecting the Best System (5383) ** 4.3 Overview of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) Model (5659) ** 4.4 Physical Network Design (5910) ** 4.5 Overview of Network Technologies (5932) ** 4.6 Network Cable Types (5995) ** 4.7 Network Devices (6052) ** 4.8 Network Services (6107) ** 4.9 Expanding the Network (6163) ** 4.10 Managing Your Network (6355) * Chapter 5 - Life Cycle Management (6700) ** 5.1 Governance in Software Development (6722) ** 5.2 Managing Software Quality (6753) ** 5.3 Overview of the Steering Committee (6874) ** 5.4 Change Management (6999) ** 5.5 Managing the Software Project (7009) ** 5.6 Overview of the System Development Life Cycle (7071) ** 5.7 Overview of Data Architecture (7809) ** 5.8 Decision Support Systems (7903) ** 5.9 Program Architecture (7945) ** 5.10 Centralization versus Decentralization (7956) ** 5.11 Electronic Commerce (7963) * Chapter 6 - IT Service Delivery (8282) ** 6.1 Nature of IT Services (8300) ** 6.2 IT Operations Management (8346) ** 6.3 Monitoring the Status of Controls (8678) ** 6.4 Capacity Management (9036) ** 6.5 Problem Management (9051) * Chapter 7 - Information Asset Protection (9434) ** 7.1 Understanding the Threat (9456) ** 7.2 Using Administrative Protection (9756) ** 7.3 Implementing Physical Protection (9937) * Chapter 8 - Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity (11216) ** 8.1 Defining Disaster Recovery (11237) ** 8.2 Defining the Purpose of Business Continuity (11292) ** 8.3 Uniting Other Plans with Business Continuity (11360)