ACI Learning Reviews

Ask about dietary restrictions during registration. It was new to me that lunch was included, but I don't remember seeing anywhere that I could specify my nut allergy. The first day the entree has nuts included. I wish we spent more time discussing common analytics and more complicated analytics that can help in my industry. Everything seemed generic and was not always convertible to insurance. I would have like more time using standard tools (excel or tableau) to learn how to manipulate and analyze data.

Kudos to the speaker and MISTI for helping to make sure everything went smoothly when Mark didn't make it past customs! The distance learning option worked OK the first day, and I know there was a lot of effort spent getting him there for the rest of the time. Venue was great! Food was good. Thanks for upgrading. Course was OK - Some materials weren't updated. The learning focused on the basics (prerequisites listed on MISTI's website didn't really apply). I was hoping to dive deeper into how to implement the framework (materials were a list of basic requirements that could have been pulled off of the NIST website). We finally started getting into the "meat" of it by the last day, but spent too much time on the basics and ran out of time. Instructor was great about promising to share templates/etc. with us, which will add value when received.

The instructor made the course more interesting and allowed class discussions and questions. It was almost perfect

The program was really helpful to highlight the most important risks and audit area to look for in the oil and gas industry. I thought it I’ll be a little more focus on technical and operational audits like actually auditing maintenance and plant efficiency but it had also topics like contractors and project management that highlights areas I was not aware of. So overall it met my objectives. One thing they should about changing is the length of the day. 8 hours which is 9 to 5 is too long and you are tired by the end of the day and can’t concentrate. The hours should be shorter.

Very successful and satisfying.

Satisfactory

Keep up the good work of reinvigorating the internal audit function

Overall I was pleased with the instructor and the information that I walked away with. There was a problem with the course materials, as the virtual users were not provided all of the documents that should've been made available. My greater displeasure was with MISTI not allowing us to substitute this course for another after one of our employees separated from the company. As I discussed with the rep, an employee who registered for the course separated a few days prior. They would allow the seat to be transferred to me but they would not accommodate providing a credit to be used at a later date. I explained that I would not be able to attend the course in full as I had external consultants to meet with that week. The rep explained that they could not substitute the course because they are required to have a minimum number of students in attendance to move forward with the course. There were about 15 people who attended virtually and a number of students in person, so I don't understand how me not attending would have precluded the class from moving forward. We had an unfortunate circumstance that was beyond our control but MISTI would not be flexible to a customer who paid over $5K for two participants this year and in prior years.

Excellent

Really enjoyed the instructor Bill Woodington.