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Project Fraud: Red Flags Hiding in Plain Sight

Learn to spot the subtle warning signs of deception in project schedules, invoices, and procurement before it's too late.

Created byDenise Cicchellaworkspace_premiumBest Instructor
BeginnerUpdated Oct 3, 2026
Project Fraud: Red Flags Hiding in Plain Sight

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleDistinguish between project errors and intentional fraud based on intent and evidence
  • check_circleApply professional skepticism to verify project documentation and vendor claims
  • check_circleIdentify common red flags in procurement, change orders, and progress reporting
  • check_circleExecute appropriate escalation procedures when suspicious activity is detected

About This Course

This course examines the vulnerabilities inherent in fast-moving projects that allow fraud to persist undetected. It covers the distinction between common project errors and intentional deception, emphasizing the role of professional skepticism in verifying project records. The material addresses specific risk areas including procurement, change orders, schedule slippage, and billing schemes. Participants are guided on how to document suspicious activity, preserve evidence, and follow appropriate escalation protocols when red flags emerge.

Topics Covered:

  • Project management vulnerability factors
  • Professional skepticism in auditing
  • Procurement and vendor selection risks
  • Conflict of interest disclosure
  • Earned value management manipulation
  • Change order and billing scheme patterns
  • Evidence preservation and documentation
  • Fraud escalation and reporting protocols

Your Instructor

Denise Cicchella

Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Construction Auditor, Project Management expert and Author

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Denise has been a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner for over 20 years. She has a specialization in Construction Audit and is a management consultant, specializing in Training and Professional Development. She has authored several books including: Bridging the Gap, enhancing the Audit Committee / AUdit Relationship, Teach, Train, Transform - the Superhero Way, Construction Audit Handbook: Overview, Monitoring and Auditing, Effective Auditing for Corporates, Construction Audit - Building a Solid Foundation; and Essentials of Construction Management.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

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