Essential Project Investment Governance and Reporting: Preventing Project Fraud And Ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

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If your organization does not have project fraud and project investment reporting controls in operation, you face the real risk of hefty fines and possible jail time for executives under the Sarbanes-Oxley federal law. Essential Project Investment Governance and Reporting introduces proactive best methods for ensuring proper financial reporting of project investments and techniques for preventing, detecting, and managing the risks of fraud in projects that will ensure corporate governance compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. It shows you how to manage project fraud through the PMO and internal auditing units while enabling overall improvement of corporate governance.

No other publication summarizes the essential U.S. financial reporting concepts on project investments in such an easily accessible manner. Whether you work in a privately held company, a non-profit, or operate within some level of the government, you will be expected to comply with these requirements because your customers will demand it. This book is a must-read for project managers and accountants in all types of firms.

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Must Read for PMO Directors and Sr. Management.......2005-04-22

Steve's first book (Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO with Gerald Kendall) transformed the perception of a PMO from a project cost management/efficiency cop to a potential profit center, raising the bar for most organizations. He (along with Richard Lanza) has pushed the envelope again making the case for the PMO as the best qualified entity for preventing financial losses to the corporation due to project fraud.

The term project fraud may at first seem a harsh characterization of the poor project success rates that most management accepts as the status quo. However, Rollins and Lanza do an excellent job of mapping the COSO Control Framework to the execution of project objectives and the performance of project personnel. They include diagrams, descriptions and questions to assist in the performance of a Project Fraud Risk Assessment. The underlying conclusions are that poor manmagement of project fraud can seriusly hurt corporate business objectives and that the PMO is best suited to perform this function.

This is must reading for PMO Directors struggling to get the visibility and executive blessing needed to effectively fulfill their mission.

Must Reference for Project Management and SOX Compliance.......2005-03-19

This is a necessary reference for effective project management and Section 404 compliance under Sarbanes-Oxley. The book provideds an abundance of checklists and questions that will make this an ongoing well used reference for ensuring continued corporate governance. The reality of project fraud and its widespread impact is clearly spelled out. Rollins and Lanza accomplished their objective with well stated structures for breaking down the work steps needed to prevent fraud and establish effective internal controls for managing projects. You get your money's worth with this book.

Working Together - Collaborating to Beat Fraud.......2005-02-24

As a project manager, I was very interested to read this book. The consequences of unchecked fraudulent activity in the public and private sectors does more than affect the "bottom line." It erodes public confidence in the ability of managers to protect the assets assigned to their care.

Within organizations, fraud robs employees of the resources they need to fulfill their obligations. This book gives project managers, auditors, and fraud investigators a "blueprint" for taking effective collaborative action to both uncover and prevent fraud during the life of projects. Since so much business activity is project-based, it's a wonder we had to wait so long for it.

The book's organization makes it easy to follow the argument that fraud can be dealt with effectively. The Preface clearly states the purpose of the book. Each chapter is divided by important topics within. This is accurately reflected in the table of contents. Each chapter is also neatly summarized at the end. It has a helpful index at the back of the book as well.

The Appendices are helpful, too. They supplement the text by providing a "List of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Sections," "Decision Tree for Software Development Projects," and "Project Fraud Management Policy Template."

The authors have the necessary professional credentials and the extensive experience needed to synthesize the subject matter. They have the all-important credibility to support their contentions.

I thought the book brought together the best of project management and financial auditing to offer concerned professionals a "roadmap" to more control. It provides checklists and guidelines that enable project managers and internal auditors to work together.

The book should, of course, appeal to the above-mentioned professionals. It should also be read and understood by top-level corporate managers who want to make use of available professional skills to effectively fight fraud.

Determining Fraud bs. Mismanagement.......2005-02-12

Sub-Title: Preventing Project Fraud And Ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Sarbanes-Oxley is one of those things that you really wish Congress had to apply to themselves rather than just imposing it on the rest of us. It has certainly made life interesting. In terms of project management, it's intent is to ensure that a project proceeds to work on its stated mission, correctly utilizing the projects resources, and eliminate improper dealings with project vendors for personal enrichment.

A key problem is to distinguish between fraud and mismanagement, conspiracy and incompetence. An interesting project discussed in the book is the California State Welfare Automation Project where the project was so confused that they still can't say if fraud ocurred. From this example the reporting procedures that may prevent the reocurrance of such situations is developed by looking as many areas where fraud can at least be expected to occur.

This situation wouldn't be so critical if the law weren't written so that people can be put in jail for not instituting proper controls where proper controls are a matter of opinion. This book gives the best analysis of current thinking, subject to change of course as the courts deal with the problem.

Wiley CIA Exam Review, Internal Audit Activity's Role in Governance, Risk, and Control (Wiley CIA Exam Review Series)

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Wiley CIA Exam Review, Internal Audit Activity's Role in Governance, Risk, and Control (Wiley CIA Exam Review Series)
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The Wiley CIA Exam Review is the best source to help readers prepare for the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exam, covering the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and more. Wiley CIA Exam Review, Volume 1: Internal Audit Activity’s Role in Governance, Risk, and Control covers establishing a risk-based plan, understanding the internal audit activity’s role in organizational governance, performing other internal audit roles and responsibilities, planning an audit, and more. Every volume in the Wiley CIA Exam Review series offers a successful learning system of visual aids and memorization techniques. Each volume is a comprehensive, single-source preparation tool that features theories and concepts, indicators that help candidates allot study time, full coverage of the IIA’s Attribute and Performance Standards, and in-depth of theory and practice.

Internal Audit's Role in Corporate Governance: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

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Internal Audit's Role in Corporate Governance: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
James Roth , and Donald Espersen
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This research was provided by generous donations from the Washington DC, Northern Virginia, and Baltimore chapters — the joint sponsors of The IIA's 2002 International Conference — and William L. Taylor, conference chairman.

A major crisis in corporate governance in the U.S. led to the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in July 2002. Astute boards and executive managers recognize that although the Act does create a short-term compliance burden, it is necessary to help restore investor confidence in the reliability of financial reports. They also realize that the public is more aware of governance practices and has higher expectations. To meet these expectations, they are investing in meaningful improvements in the governance process. This investment might also have long-term benefits such as improving risk management and, ultimately, enhancing shareholder value. This research study illustrates in detail how some leading companies are capitalizing upon this opportunity. Includes a CD that allows you to customize the content to your organization.

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Valuable tools.......2004-07-12

This book/CD ROM combination is a quick-start tool for internal auditors who need to drill down to the essentials and eliminate the time it takes to develop in-house aids for compliance.

The book is a mere 119 pages, of which approximately 110 are main content. It covers Section 301(audit committees), Section 302 (quarterly CEO and CFO certifications), and Section 404 (management assessment of internal controls). Each part of the book is brief and assumes familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley. The value is in the essentials. For example, Section 301 material provides an audit committee charter issues matrix, which is typical of the tools that are provided in conjunction with discussions of other sections of the act.

On the accompanying CD ROM are equally valuable tools and documents, including the following in soft copy:
Section 301: Audit Committees Audit Committee Charter Issues Matrix, and Sample Audit Committee Charter

Section 302: COSO-based Risk Assessment Tool, COSO-based Disclosure Control Guide, Sample Disclosure Committee Charter, El Paso Internal Control Assessment Survey

Section 404: Control Model Project Plan, COSO Grid and Worksheets, ALLTEL Internal Control System Survey and Control and Risk Assessment Report

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Discover how to implement an effective IT governance structure for the long-term success of an extended enterprise

IT is no longer an enabler of corporate strategy, it is now the key element of corporate strategy. Governance of the Extended Enterprise explores how some of the world's most successful enterprises have integrated information technology with business strategies, culture, and ethics to optimize information value, attain business objectives, and capitalize on technologies in highly competitive environments.

Providing a process for change and a governance model, Governance of the Extended Enterprise encompasses the latest emerging practices from major information and knowledge businesses, providing a major new knowledge resource for enterprises. It also opens up new avenues of practice in strategy setting, enterprise management, control assessment, and risk management.

From sales-force automation to workgroup collaboration, forms processing to knowledge management systems, customer service to technical support, Governance of the Extended Enterprise will help readers improve IT governance in all facets of their organization.

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Globalization and worldwide communications have overridden national boundaries. In many markets, the effect of global financial interdependence (governmental, political, and business) is now so interconnected that they must be considered with almost any decision being made. Governance in the Extended Enterprise shows how successful enterprises have integrated information technology and business strategies, culture, and ethics in order to optimize information value, attain business objectives, and capitalize on technologies even in highly competitive environments.

Corporate Governance Post-Sarbanes-Oxley: Regulations, Requirements, and Integrated Processes

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Comprehensive and up-to-date

Corporate Governance Post-Sarbanes-Oxley: Regulations, Requirements, and Integrated Processes
Zabihollah Rezaee
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Corporate Governance Post Sarbanes-Oxley introduces a corporate governance structure consisting of seven interrelated mechanisms of oversight: managerial, compliance, audit, advisory, assurance, and monitoring. The book begins with a discussion of the new requirements for corporate governance and financial reporting brought about by Sarbanes-Oxley and then shows how a well-balanced functioning of the seven mechanisms produces a responsible corporate governance structure that ensures quality financial reporting and credible audit services. Each chapter includes checklists, real-world case studies, and best practice tips.

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Extremely well-written, detailed, and helpful.......2007-09-19

I used CGPSO as my primary source for a article I wrote about corporate scandal. I found everything I needed about all the issues affecting responsible business practices post-SOX. Very detailed, full of examples and helpful lists. This one is also good: Financial Statement Fraud: Prevention and Detection

Comprehensive and up-to-date.......2007-08-16

This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of corporate governance and investor protection since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. It is saturated with overviews and details that anyone with even the slightest interest in corporate governance and public companies should enjoy. This would be a great reference for a course or seminar on the subject, and is a must-have for corporate executives, directors, auditors, investors, and accountants.

Profitable Sarbanes-oxley Compliance: Attain Improved Shareholder Value and Bottom-line Results

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Too General
Northrup does it again!
Between the lines
Common Sense SOX Compliance - A Must Read for Managers
Finally, A Book on SOX that Contributes to Performance Gains

Profitable Sarbanes-oxley Compliance: Attain Improved Shareholder Value and Bottom-line Results
C. Lynn Northrup
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is here to stay. This unique reference not only shows how to achieve compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, but also guides senior executives and their management teams in assessing the reliability of financial reporting and internal controls to maintain compliance. Unlike other SOX books, it shows how to use the process to reduce risks and improve profitability, shareholder value and operational performance.

Key Features:

Delineates how to achieve compliance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and how to select and apply the right performance metrics to maintain compliance and create value
Includes a blueprint for using the COSO and enterprise risk management frameworks that provides a model for assessing the reliability of business risk and internal controls
Supplies the tools and techniques to conduct internal control continuous self-assessments to improve operational performance and achieve greater profitability
Provides guidance on building effective programs for identifying, measuring, prioritizing and responding to risk
Uncovers the secrets to creating a reliable business process infrastructure that provides the basis for real-time top-down and bottom-up financial reporting and profit planning
WAV offers a free downloadable Sarbanes-Oxley compliance management checklist, performance measurement scorecard, self-assessment checklist and scoring template, business process management checklist, and other compliance and internal control resources and tools available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at jrosspub.com

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Too General.......2006-11-06

Read a great review of this in the Financial Executives International magazine. However, I found the book too general. Lots of platitudes and obvious, ivory tower statements. Not a whole lot you could actually apply to your compliance efforts.

Northrup does it again!.......2006-07-28

"Profitable Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance" is well written and easy to read. Northrup quickly demonstrates an extrordinary grasp of his topic. He carefully uses his knowledge of process-improvement methodologies to guide his readers to achieve SOX compliance economically and painlessly. He also shows how organizations can leverage the COSO framework for improved enterprise risk management and create a culture of continuous process improvement. I have already put some of his ideas to work and have realized measurable gains for several of my clients.

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Between the lines.......2006-05-29

Lynn hits the bullseye in this very relevant book. The companies that have used Sarbanes as an opportunity to review operational efficiencies and best practices have turned Sarbanes from a pain to an opportunity. Lynn provides great practical advice on how to capitalize.

Common Sense SOX Compliance - A Must Read for Managers.......2006-04-17

In my business, I see fraud occurring daily, by all walks of life across all manner of businesses. No one seems immune, yet no one also knows when it will occur and by whom. But history proves it can be controlled and minimalized, not just with good goverance and control structures, but effective governance and control structures. The well-organized and easy to read Profitable Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance provides the most practical, comprehensive guidance and advice to-date for company management and boards on achieving true effective governance that touches on and challenges all key elements--board, management, IT, auditors, etc--to rise to the occasion in an integrated chorus to bring to life the SOX compliance process. Having examined fraud and business operations for the past 20 years proves to me that while SOX can be expensive and a headache to implement, getting it right and making it work--regardless of organizational size--will not only lower the cost of potential fraud significantly, a worthy goal, but will provide the added benefit of greatly improving the way the organization functions and governs itself, the ultimate goal to improved shareholder value.

Finally, A Book on SOX that Contributes to Performance Gains.......2006-02-04

Lynn Northrup has accomplished what few have communicated. There is some good benefit besides performing all of the tedious work of "checking the boxes" to comply with the law of SOX.

This book describes, in a way a manager can understand it, how the tasks of complying with Sarbannes-Oxley can be applied to "performance management" of an organization. Well done.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Debacle: What We've Learned; How to Fix It (Aei Liability Studies)

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Good Illustration of a Particular Viewpoint
Especially recommended reading for policymakers and professionals in the field of corporate business law.
A terrific evaluation of regulations that affect the value of your investments more than you know

The Sarbanes-Oxley Debacle: What We've Learned; How to Fix It (Aei Liability Studies)
Henry N. Butler
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is a colossal failure, poorly conceived and hastily enacted during a regulatory panic. SOX should be repealed, but failing that, there is some hope that a recent lawsuit could provide the leverage to enact some major changes. The Sarbanes-Oxley Debacle seeks to salvage some lessons from the ruins of SOX.

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Good Illustration of a Particular Viewpoint.......2007-03-15

If your against Sarbanes-Oxley, or trying to learn more why people don't like it as I was, this will be a useful text. The authors find very little to like about the law and much to criticize. I personally think the authors are a little too critical of the law and tend to blow things out of porportion, but that's their viewpoint.

Especially recommended reading for policymakers and professionals in the field of corporate business law........2006-11-05

Written by economics professor Henry N. Butler and law professor Larry E. Ribstein, The Sarbanes-Oxley Debacle: What We've Learned, How to Fix It is a sharp-tongued denouncing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or SOX. SOX was a legal measure created in response to the misconduct of the Enron Corporation, with the intent of protecting investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. Yet the strict new rules affecting financial practices and corporate governance regulation that comprise SOX cause a heavy direct and indirect cost - one so great, according to The Sarbanes-Oxley Debacle, that it harms the very investors it was supposed to protect as surely as the companies themselves. By creating opportunities for excessive litigation, increasing risk aversion by managers, and distracting executives' attention from maximizing shareholder value, among other flaws, SOX's disadvantages far outweigh its advantages according to the authors - who have come up with a far more viable plan to repeal or legally challenge SOX and address the issues SOX was meant to handle in a more effective manner. Especially recommended reading for policymakers and professionals in the field of corporate business law.

A terrific evaluation of regulations that affect the value of your investments more than you know.......2006-08-11

You can tell from the use of the debacle in the title that the authors evaluate the business effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regulations negatively. Their arguments are interesting and convincing. One of the great things about our system of government is that we can revisit excesses of the past and fix them over time. Butler and Ribstein take us through the climate that led to the enactment of this set of regulation and that was an over reaction to some large business failures.

The collapse of the Internet Bubble led many to believe that the failures by fraud of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Adelphia and others were examples of the entire business community. We now know, as many knew then, that these were indeed exceptions. Criminal and causing injury to many, yes, but exceptions nonetheless.

The authors make an argument that businesses and the investment community would have corrected the problems that led to the fraud on their own. Maybe. I think it likely that investors would have demanded that the things the fraudsters used to hide their bad deeds be done away with or without this regulation.

I think the authors are quite compelling in demonstrating the excessive cost of SOX, especially for small businesses. This has distorting effects for the market because it prevents some companies from going public in order to avoid these costs. While the costs of these regulations to large companies may only be cents per $1,000 in sales (not insignificant, by the way), the costs for small companies can be several dollars per $1,000 in sales. Such costs can be crippling to the growth of a small firm. The issues surrounding SOX and foreign companies deciding to list in our markets or not because of these costs is also significant.

The issues around outside directors and the legal liability put on CEOs are also quite significant. It sure sounds good to the public, but it can lead to a too conservative approach to business. Why take risk when it can lead to personal ruin? Yet, businesses exist to take risk. Establishing boards and hiring executives that are reticent to act can be costly for us all. Remember, it was fraud that caused the high profile failures, not risk taking in legitimate business ventures.

Yet, the legal liability is a time bomb waiting to happen. All businesses face times when things don't work out as hoped. Under SOX firms face an increased likelihood of being sued by shareholders who are unhappy with the performance of their investment. The authors also show us the difference in tort suits today against a century ago. Before it was neighbors suing each other being evaluated by a local jury. Today, it is too often a local complainant with a local jury feeling entitled to tap the supposed deep pockets of the out of state corporation. Hence, another reason for reform of not only SOX, but of tort law.

This is not a long book, but it is certainly informative. I recommend it for all business students who need to get up to date on their financial accounting, all business people for whom this is even remotely relevant, and any interested investor.

Auditing, Trust and Governance: Developing Regulation in Europe

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Auditing, Trust and Governance: Developing Regulation in Europe
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The reputation of corporate reporting has been in crisis. Trust in the process of financial accounting and auditing has been undermined by a series of high profile scandals involving major corporations, including Enron, Parmalat, Ahold and Worldcom. In response, regulators and practitioners world-wide have put forward a series of initiatives to repair the damage and restore faith in corporate governance.

In this important new book, the European Auditing Research Network analyses how that response has developed in Europe, with particular emphasis on the field of auditing. Leading international academics review how regulation has been revised in specific European countries to help restore confidence in the contribution of auditing to corporate governance. Various themes are analysed, including the growing trend of internationalization in regulation, ethics and auditing, professional liability and professional education.

Auditing, Trust and Governance will be an invaluable volume for students, researchers and professionals working in the fields of auditing, accountancy and corporate governance, and will provide a useful basis for further research on the effects of the increased regulation.

Beyond Coso: Internal Control to Enhance Corporate Governance

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Understand the history and shortcomings of COSO
Beyond Coso : Internal Control to Enhance Corporate Governan
One of best books on (internal) control
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Beyond Coso: Internal Control to Enhance Corporate Governance
Steven J. Root
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The authoritative, practical guide to internal control after COSO (Committee on Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission)

Beyond COSO unravels the complexities of the COSO Report while providing clear-cut guidelines on how to implement the various internal controls it mandates. Just as important, it builds on the COSO framework to provide a more rigorous system that corporate executives and directors can use to transform the internal control function into a valuable strategic tool for leveraging corporate strengths and improving performance.

The first practical guide to complying with COSO Report mandates, Beyond COSO:

Clearly explains the intricacies of the COSO Report
Describes proven techniques for complying with COSO requirements
Provides a detailed account of the internal control oversight process
Offers expert recommendations on how to carry out internal control responsibilities more efficiently
Supplies a wealth of ready-to-use internal control documentation

Beyond COSO is an invaluable working resource for internal and external auditors, CFOs, members of audit committees, and corporate directors.

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Understand the history and shortcomings of COSO.......2003-08-15

Great overview of its history, and other frameworks for internal control evaluations. Clearly the author has major misgivings with COSO, and describes why the shortcomings reflect the biases of the authors, which is the public accounting firms. Excellent overview of other frameworks, and why they might be superior. With the passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, this understanding might seem more important, but likely many organizations will struggle just to do COSO. An important addition to any research on COSO.

Beyond Coso : Internal Control to Enhance Corporate Governan.......2002-03-02

Anyone who read this book when it was first published in 1998 needs to re-read it in the context of the Enron revelations. It is amazing how Steven J. Root's examination and explanation of what internal control is, how it should be implemented and what it can and cannot accomplish is exactly on-point vis-à-vis the break downs in corporate governance at Enron, Global Crossing and others of their ilk. Anyone from business student to congressional overseer, who wants the proper framework for understanding and explaining these crises should carefully study this book.

One of best books on (internal) control.......2000-05-02

Beyond COSO is probably one of the best, complete and most recent books on (internal) control. What interested me a great deal was that Root behind the masks of the committee of sponsoring organisations looks, metaphorically speaking. It helped me a great deal on writing a graduation paper on this topic.

Very Good.......1999-10-12

Excellent coverage of the history of internal control issues. Good analysis of weaknesses/strengths of COSO and the strengths of other control related models. Good explanation of a broader management approach to internal control that the author advocates. Good suggestions for implementing the broader approach in a company and the roles of the Board, Senior Managment and Internal Audit. The author is obviously quite knowledgeable about these issues and the book is easy to read and is very interesting. People interested in developing their knowledge about this subject or concerned about good business and control practices and ways to enhance the likelihood of success for their company will find this book very valuable.

Corporate Governance: How To Add Value To Your Company: A Practical Implementation Guide

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Corporate Governance: How To Add Value To Your Company: A Practical Implementation Guide
Alex Knell
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Aimed at the senior managers of SMEs who are looking to sell all or part of the business. This book shows how to implement Corporate Governance procedures to add both perceived and real value to a business. Implementing CG procedures before sale of the business is likely to add a premium to the price, increase the pool of buyers at the asking price and bring a business to the top of the acquisition shopping list.

The book is in two sections. The first addresses the basic theory underpinning Corporate Governance to help the reader understand and decide which compliance issues are immediately useful to their business, and which can wait. Prioritisation is key.
The second section explains the Code, section by section. It indicates clearly what is being asked for with a translation into plain English. It explains what needs to be done and provides a series of check-lists.

CG standards are here to stay and the demands are rising. This book is a guide to voluntarily adopting CG to demonstrate the pedigree and worth of any business and to let that business stand out from the rest.

* Shows how to maximise the sale value of Small and Medium Enterprise
* Illustrates which actions to prioritise
* Provides a plain English translation of the Code and checklists to aid compliance

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