Back to study mode
I still have a backlog of things to write about, and yet I find myself preparing for yet another professional exam.
Yes, despite having just received the big fancy CA certificate, I'm enough of a sucker for punishment to subject myself to the pain of studying once more. At least bringing studying back into my personal conversation gives me a perfect excuse to upload a picture of the alcoholic houseplant.
Because who other than students can you expect to be drinking heavily?
Well, lots of workers in the skyscrapers downtown, lumberjacks, and of course, most of Eastern Europe.
I should probably know better than to try and answer my own rhetorical question.
The new credential I'll get by successfully writing this exam is yet another set of letters that shows I'm a specialist in certain audits.
This of course means that upon opening the book, the entire first chapter is a huge unending case of deja vu.
Define what you're going to audit, design a program, do walkthroughs and tests, gather sufficient evidence to support your findings, communicate your findings?
Check to all of the above.
It goes on and on, but at the moment just parroting the concepts would bore most people to tears, so I'll stop.
I should probably keep moving quickly through the study guide until I hit the meaty "specialist" sections where I might pick up a few new tricks, but I figure a quick refresher never hurt anyone either.
On top of all this, I'm mentoring some people who are going through the 'standard' UFE process, so I have more than enough to keep myself busy. Hopefully I'll have some more time to share trenchant commentary and delicious insights while I'm at it.