Project Requirements

1. Pick a publicly traded company and receive approval from your instructor before proceeding. You should choose a company whose operations you are already generally familiar with, preferably one that operates in a single industry with a single product line, such as Columbia, Home Depot, Marriott, Netflix, Southwest Airlines, or Target.

2. Turn in a single-spaced audit planning memo, no longer than 10 pages, that includes headings to separate the various sections recommended by the partner and a reference page of the various information sources used to complete the audit planning memo. Feel free to use bullets and tables to visually organize lists.

3. Turn in your risk assessment analytical procedures (in Excel, with formulas so that your instructor can see how you calculated changes, ratios, etc.). Ensure that each procedure is clearly labeled (e.g., % Changes 2017 vs. 2018 or Five-Year Trend of Ratio A, etc.) in a way that can be referenced back to conclusions and discussions in the memo.