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Innovation for Internal Auditors: Risk Assessments, GRC, and Planning

Professional skills in the risks and controls matrix and good and bad risk: looking at risks

Sophie GoodwinKCHM

Created by Sophie Goodwin, Kathy Chambers, Hernan Murdock

Explore new ways to assess risk and improve audit planning by focusing on the risks and controls matrix, understanding good and bad risk, and applying COSO-based principles. Gain practical skills to strengthen your approach to governance, risk, and compliance in your organization.

ACI | Aug 2026 | 180 min

What You Will Learn

You will start by examining the risks and controls matrix, then shift to understanding the difference between good and bad risk. Through guided examples and structured explanations, you will apply COSO-based principles and analyze GRC components. Each section builds on the last, helping you connect concepts with real-world audit responsibilities.

Key Features

  • Learn to evaluate risks from multiple perspectives for better audit outcomes
  • Apply COSO-based principles to create stronger, more effective audit plans
  • Build and use risks and controls matrices to support audit program design

Target Audience

This course is ideal for internal auditors, audit managers, risk professionals, and assurance practitioners with some experience in the field. If you want to deepen your ability to assess risks, improve audit planning, and apply structured frameworks in your work, you will find practical value here.

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