Appraisal Review

Shown below is a report of the average time in days from appraisal submission to first response by a member of the Quality Performance team and average time from appraisal submission to review completion. This report is updated weekly to provide our Partners with transparency into the current appraisal queue. You can change the view at using the page arrows at the bottom of the embedded chart.

Ethics and Compliance

ISACA is dedicated to upholding the standard of excellence by establishing and communicating guidelines and expectations for our work and the licensed work of our Partners and certified professionals.

• Code of Professional Conduct for Licensed Services

  The Code of Professional Conduct (CoPC) defines appropriate standards of professional conduct for ISACA employees, certified individuals, certification candidates, and Partners. All organizations and individuals who provide our products or services must agree to uphold the standards outlined in the CoPC by acting with honesty, integrity, and fairness, and without actual or apparent conflict of interest. To learn more about the CoPC and commit to the CoPC, submit your request here.

• Reporting Code of Professional Conduct Violations

  Your concerns about ethical behavior and quality are important to us. If you are aware of illegal, unethical, or quality-compromising behavior, please report it immediately to the Ethics and Compliance office by submitting your request here.

• Conflict of Interest

  A Conflict of Interest is when two or more competing priorities, loyalties, or commitments compromise ISACA employees’, Certified Individuals’ and Licensed Partners’ objectivity. ISACA is interested in helping you to manage conflicts of interest. If you have a real or perceived conflict of interest you can seek Preventive Clarification or submit a Conflict of Interest Disclosure.

  Preventive Clarification
  When considering taking an action that might be construed as a conflict of interest or other Code of Professional Conduct violation, ask for clarification by submitting your request here.
  
  Conflict of Interest Disclosure
  When a situation involving a conflict of interest is inherent or cannot be avoided, disclose the conflict to the affected parties by submitting your request here for a Conflict of Interest Disclosure form. 

• Certification Agreement

  ISACA grants certifications to individuals who demonstrate proficiency in a specific set of skills, abilities and knowledge relative to a particular technology area. Visit the Certifications page for more information about all of our Certifications.

  This Certification Program Agreement (“Agreement”) is an agreement between individuals who are seeking certification, or who have earned certification, from ISACA. The terms and conditions of this Agreement apply to (a) any ISACA CMMI Certifications or Authorizations that individuals may have attained, and (b) an individual’s participation in ISACA's CMMI Certification Program, including access and use of any CMMI  Certification Program benefit, CMMI Certification Credential, or any CMMI Certification Logo that is made available as part of the Program. For more information about the Certification Program Agreement, please submit your request here.

• Intellectual Property

  ISACA respects the intellectual property (IP) rights of others and endeavors to comply with all applicable US laws regarding intellectual property. We have posted this Intellectual Property Statement to inform you of our practices regarding the intellectual property found on our websites. All writings, works of authorship, technology, inventions, discoveries, ideas and other work product of any nature that are created, prepared, produced, authored, edited, amended, conceived or reduced to practice by ISACA employees individually or jointly with others during their term of employment by ISACA, regardless of where the work is performed or whose equipment or other resources are used, are the intellectual property of ISACA. ISACA is the sole and exclusive property owner of all work products. ISACA manages “Intellectual Property Rights” through Partner Licensing, Professional Certifications, and requests for Permission to use or reference such IP; see Permission below.

  Working with ISACA

  All work done in collaboration with independent contractors and volunteers, that results in creating work products consisting of copyrightable subject matter, is “work made for hire” as defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 101), and such copyrights are therefore owned by ISACA.

  If you wish to collaborate with ISACA, please contact [email protected], to learn how projects are managed.

• Permission

  If you wish to use the ISACA name, intellectual property, trademarks, logos, or service marks that are associated with CMMI or ISACA, you must obtain written permission from ISACA. You may seek permission by submitting a Permission Request Form.