Certification Training Courses Information (Free)
CISA/CISM Class of Spring/Summer 2020!
Let me take a moment to introduce myself – My name is Helen Zell and I am the ISACA Certifications coordinator. I am excited to invite you to partake in our free fall training programs for either the CISA, CISM, or CRISC. These programs will consist of 6 sessions for the CISA, 5 sessions for the CISM, or 5 sessions for the CRISC, and will be guided by some of the best mentors we have in Colorado! Each week different IT professionals, who have passed the CISA, CISM, and CRISC exam, will teach a 4 hour long class at a designated facility.
There are also courses you can pay to take, via the web. The remainder of this section discusses the Free courses offered by the Denver Chapter.
1. Logistics
We will meet on Saturday (dates appear below) at 8:45 AM at the Deloitte office. The address is: 1601 Wewatta Street, Denver, CO 80202. Upon arriving in the Deloitte building lobby, you will be escorted up to our suite by a Deloitte representative. It is important to us to respect building management and the privacy of other tenants in the building. If you are late, please contact the Deloitte representative through the security guard in the lobby.
2. Sessions
A) CISA Review Sessions (Deloitte: 1601 Wewatta Street, Denver, CO 80202)
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Domain
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Introduction & Domain 1: The Process of Auditing Information Systems
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March 14th 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 2 - Governance and Management of IT
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March 21st 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 3 - Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation
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March 28th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 4 - Information Systems Operations, Maintenance and Support
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April 4th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 5 - Protection of Information Assets
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April 11th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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CISA Exam Review
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April 18th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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B) CISM Review Sessions (Deloitte: 1601 Wewatta Street, Denver, CO 80202)
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Domain
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Date
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Domain 1 - Information Security Governance
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March 21st 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 2 - Information Risk Management
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March 28th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 3 - Information Security Program Development and Management
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April 4th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 4 - Information Security Incident Management
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April 11th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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CISM Exam Review
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April 18th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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C) CRISC Review Sessions (Deloitte: 1601 Wewatta Street, Denver, CO 80202)
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Domain
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Date
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Domain 1 - IT Risk Identification
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May 30th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 2 - IT Risk Assessment
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June 6th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 3 - Risk Response and Mitigation
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June 13th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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Domain 4 - Risk and Control Monitoring and Reporting
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June 20th, 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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CRISC Exam Review
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June 27th , 2020 (9 AM -1 PM)
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3. Study Materials
A) CISA: CISA Review Manual, 27th Edition (either the hard copy or the e-book) and the CISA Review Questions, Answers, and Explanations Database (12 month)
B) CISM: CISM Review Manual, 15th Edition (either the hard copy or the e-book) and the CISA Review Questions, Answers, and Explanations Database (12 month)
C) CRISC: CRISC Review Manual, 6th Edition (either the hard copy or the e-book) and the CRISC Review Questions, Answers, and Explanations Database (12 month)
*Note: You can get a year or two older version of these manuals, but please note that approximate 10% of the content changes each year
4. Preparation
In preparation for every class please read the chapter we're planning to cover and have your questions ready for our mentors to help you with. Our mentors will provide an in-depth discussion of each domain, but you will need to put the majority of your effort studying outside the training program. In every class we will have a mentor covering a different domain and providing their own style of teaching. Some will focus on your questions, some on your test taking skills, some on Q&A from the CISA, CRISC, or CISM database - but all will do their best to provide you with guidance to pass your exam.
5. Contact
All mentors have my direct contact details (phone etc.) for anything you might need during class. However, in case you ever need it, my cell phone number is 314-707-7156. Each session, building management will have the contact information of a designated Deloitte personnel whom you can reach out to if you arrive late, need to leave to feed a parking meter, or need to leave and re-enter the building for any other reason. Here are the best contacts for each of the courses:
CISA: Helen Zell, email: hzell@deloitte.com, cell: 314-707-7156
CISM and CRISC: Mike Pedrick, email: mikepedrick47@gmail.com, cell: 720-810-7602
6. Participation
Anyone can drop in in our courses, but we like to get a general headcount of students prior to the sessions, so please send us an email prior to Friday 2/28, if you are interested in taking our course. Upon registering, you are not required to come to every session, but it is highly recommended that you come to as many as you can. Our training program has a pass rate of over 90% for both courses. We will also be emailing out a SurveyMonkey the Sunday prior to our Saturday sessions in order to get a more specific headcount for that particular session. We do this so that we can inform building management of the number of persons who will be accessing the building.
Good luck to us all and looking forward to seeing some of you in our training courses!
2020 EXAM REGISTRATION DATES
Register at www.isaca.org : The Exams are now given during a months long Window. The next Window the review courses target are October - January.
*** Chapter members are welcome to attend group study sessions even if not registered for the next exam date. Please inform one of the Certification Coordinators of your interest.
Chapter Certification Coordinators are ready to assist all chapter members with any related certification questions. Their contact information is listed at the top of this page.