CHAPTER 14

Communicating Assurance
Engagement Outcomes and
Performing Follow-up
Procedures

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 Understand why it is appropriate and necessary to communicate

assurance engagement outcomes.
 Identify the different forms of assurance engagement
communications.
 Identify the steps involved in creating an effective assurance
engagement communication.
 Understand the distribution process for effectively communicating
assurance engagement outcomes.
 Understand what is involved in effective monitoring of, and
follow-up on, assurance engagement outcomes.

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