Dr. Dan Kneer, our "fearless leader," believes in "auditing smarter; not harder." Dan has had a fortunate career, interacting with several forward-looking and innovative auditors who have not only supported, but encouraged, out-of-the-box thinking. 

It is our privilege to help you perform auditing "faster, better." We are "tools folks," providing training and consulting in PROVEN PRACTICAL AUDIT/MANAGEMENT SCIENCE TOOLS.  Our team of 20 enthusiastic trainers possess an audit background. Yet we take a process focus, an engineering view if you will, of auditing (think process control, six sigma and ISO 9000+).

Audit research regarding the dramatically varying costs of evidence validates that we ARE teaching you the MOST EFFICIENT & EFFECTIVE audit tools.

Audit shops have reported that by using these proven techniques they can:

1. Create a stronger control environment,

2. Improve risk management, mitigation, avoidance,

3. Reduce audit time by 33 to 67%,

4. REDUCE COSTS in core business processes,

5. Help management achieve risk, control and compliance objectives,

6. Obtain STRONGER FINDINGS (actual recoveries in the $000,000,000’s) and

7. Maintain or cut External Audit/SOX fees.

Let us nurture your great brains into becoming a "thinking man's/woman's auditor:" not rote auditing by the numbers ... think more and audit less. As far back as 1984, Dan was writing about "Efficient and Effective Auditing."  A thoughtful quote from UCLA basketball coach John Wooden is our credo: "Don't have activity without achievement." (That is, don't confuse effort with effectiveness and efficiency.)

We really relate to these two quotes: "good is the enemy of great" and "good enough is NOT good enough."

Let us introduce and engrain these quality notions into your audits and into your audit department mindset.  We've already done the "heavy lifting." We can "get you there."

Mission Statement

Our mission is to maximize your audit department's efficiency and effectiveness (via proven practical tools … most of which are ALREADY on your laptop or freeware) … or as we like to say …

Audit Smarter; Not Harder^™

Upcoming Events

• Seminar: Texas State Auditor's Office, Access for Auditors (100% Hands-on), Austin, Texas, 10-11 March 2010

• Conference: The New York IIA Chapter, Annual Audit Seminar, New York, New York, 19 March 2010

• Seminar: Northern California East Bay Chapter of the IIA, Advanced Analytics (100% Hands-on), San Ramon, California, 28-29 April 2010

For a full listing of conferences, seminars and webinars, please visit our News and Events page.