IT Audit fish! What resources would you recommend to pass the CISA? Looking for a study plan similar to Becker CPA. Since I’m new to IT audit, the MCQ database alone may not be enough.

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I would honestly just get the ISACA CISA book and really dig into that. I know a lot of people really like using Hemang Doshi’s study guide as well. Once you get through those, start just slamming through that QAE database as much as you can.

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I studied over the course of about 8 weeks. I would take at least that long if you are new to IT audit.

I second KPMG1 suggestion. That was my approach and worked extremely well. The Database is critical.

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2 months to read the manual ( thick as a brick) and then 3 months with the DB, around 3h per day. You know you are ready when you consistently pass any mock exam.

I used ISACA’s CISA Q&A database and CISA manual. Both are pretty extensive and most of the questions in the exam were based on/similar to the Q&A database. These two are more than enough. Practice ISACA’s CISA Q&A database well. Good luck! 😀

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No prob. Spent 3 months in total to study for the exam.

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