Project and Contractor Auditing Training Course

Name: Advanced Project and Contractor Auditing Course
Availability: InStock

Plan risk-based audits, test contractor evidence, verify delivery and payments, and document findings and corrective actions.

Project and Contractor Auditing Training Course

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Duration: 5 days
Format: Classroom
Cities: Langkawi, Dubai, London, Seoul, Abu Dhabi, Manama and more
Next session: 11 – 15 October 2026, Langkawi
Average fee: 5,800 €

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Overview

Advanced Project and Contractor Auditing Course is a five-day advanced course for audit, project controls, procurement, commercial, and finance professionals who leave with a Project and Contractor Audit File. Participants apply risk-based audit planning, contractor evidence testing, project control review, progress and cost verification, and corrective-action tracking. The course turns fragmented records into supported findings across delivery and closeout. Agile Leaders Training Center presents project and contractor auditing through traceable assurance evidence.

Who Should Attend

Teams responsible for auditing project governance, risks, and controls
Functions examining contractor selection, records, delivery, and performance
Groups verifying progress, costs, payments, variations, and claims
Personnel testing schedule, quality, site, and closeout evidence
Managers responsible for findings, corrective actions, and assurance reporting

The course assumes participants already review project, contract, financial, or operational records and leaves out statutory external audit opinions, legal advice, professional certification, and jurisdiction-specific regulatory rulings.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that need independent examination of projects and contractors.

Internal audit, risk, governance, and compliance functions
Project management, project controls, procurement, and commercial teams
Construction, infrastructure, engineering, and facilities
Energy, utilities, manufacturing, and industrial services
Technology, professional services, logistics, and outsourced operations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Build a risk-based project and contractor audit plan
Apply evidence and sampling methods to contractor records
Analyze progress, cost, payment, schedule, and quality controls
Evaluate variations, claims, fraud indicators, and closeout evidence
Diagnose root causes and prioritize corrective actions
Build a Project and Contractor Audit File

Course Agenda

Day 1: Audit Scope and Risk Planning

Project Lifecycle Audit Universe Map
Audit Objective, Scope, and Criteria Charter
Risk-Based Audit Planning Matrix
Project and Contract Control Environment Review
Audit Work Program and Evidence Plan

Day 2: Contractor Records and Evidence

Contractor Due Diligence Review Checklist
Document Population and Sampling Method
Procurement and Award Decision Evidence Trail
Contract Obligation and Control Test Sheet
Interview and Site Observation Record

Day 3: Delivery, Cost, and Payment Testing

Progress Measurement Verification Worksheet
Cost Record and Payment Certification Test
Schedule Baseline and Variance Review
Quality Record and Acceptance Evidence Matrix
Variation and Claim Audit Trail

Day 4: Findings and Corrective Action

Fraud Indicator and Exception Analysis Log
Finding Condition-Criteria-Cause-Effect Structure
Root-Cause Analysis Decision Tree
Corrective-Action Priority and Ownership Matrix
Audit Report and Follow-Up Register

Day 5: Integrated Audit Practice

Exercise: Scope Project and Contractor Audit Risks
Exercise: Sample Records and Test Contractor Evidence
Exercise: Verify Progress, Costs, Payments, and Changes
Exercise: Draft Findings and Corrective Actions
Capstone Exercise: Project and Contractor Audit File

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect audit risks with verifiable evidence and action.

Suggested activity: scope an infrastructure project audit using lifecycle risks, control criteria, and an evidence plan.
Suggested activity: sample a service contractor's procurement, delivery, payment, and performance records.
Suggested activity: reconcile manufacturing-project progress, costs, schedule, quality evidence, variations, and claims.
Suggested activity: assemble findings, root causes, corrective actions, reporting, and follow-up records.

FAQs

Who suits project and contractor auditing and what does it assume?

Project and contractor auditing suits professionals who already examine project, contract, financial, or operational records and need a risk-based workflow for evidence, findings, and corrective actions.

How does project and contractor auditing differ from general project management training?

Project and contractor auditing independently tests risks, controls, records, delivery evidence, and corrective actions, while general project management training focuses on planning and managing the work itself.

How should a risk-based project and contractor audit be scoped?

A risk-based project and contractor audit should define objectives, lifecycle boundaries, criteria, significant risks, control owners, evidence populations, sampling choices, site work, reporting needs, and follow-up responsibilities.

What evidence supports project and contractor audit findings?

Project and contractor audit findings are supported by relevant, reliable, and traceable records, observations, interviews, reconciliations, samples, contract requirements, control criteria, and corroborating evidence.

How are contractor audit corrective actions followed up?

Contractor audit corrective actions are followed through assigned owners, target conditions, evidence requirements, priority levels, status reviews, closure testing, and documented decisions on unresolved risk.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Project and Contractor Audit File that connects scope, risk, controls, samples, evidence, findings, and action. The file makes project and contractor audit judgments traceable from planning through follow-up. It supports consistent assurance work while reserving statutory opinions, legal interpretation, certification, and jurisdiction-specific rulings for qualified specialists.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Montreux	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€7,500
Bali	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Tbilisi	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€5,000
Abu Dhabi	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€4,700
Dubai	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€4,500
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Abu Dhabi	Week 18, 2027 3 – 7 May 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€4,700

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OverviewAdvanced Project and Contractor Auditing Course is a five-day advanced course for audit, project controls, procurement, commercial, and finance professionals who leave with a Project and Contractor Audit File. Participants apply risk-based audit planning, contractor evidence testing, project control review, progress and cost verification, and corr…

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Project and Contractor Auditing Training Course