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Internal Audit's Long-term Opportunity

Auditors should help drive the conversation about looking at how ESG risks could impact the organization in the future. Internal Audit's Long-term Opportunity Auditors should help drive the

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Auditing Culture: Conducting an Entitywide Survey

Internal auditors can gain valuable insight on culture by developing an employee survey, administering it, and analyzing the results. Auditing Culture: Conducting an Entitywide Survey Internal

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4 Tips to Sharpen Your Internal Audit Skill Set

To meet the needs of their organizations and stakeholders, today’s internal auditors must possess a strong understanding of the profession’s key priorities and risks. 4 Tips to Sharpen Your

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Update: The Intelligent Automation Barrier

Barriers to intelligent automation adoption. Update: The Intelligent Automation Barrier Barriers to intelligent automation adoption... Forced labor fuels supply chain risk… Workers report

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Gauging Social Responsibility

ESG and CSR reporting present challenges. Gauging Social Responsibility Internal auditors face challenges in helping the organization assess its ESG and CSR reporting. ESG and CSR reporting

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Risks Speak Louder Than Issues

Internal audit communication should focus on the key threats our clients face. Risks Speak Louder Than Issues Internal audit communication should focus on the key threats our clients face.

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Producing Quality Audit Reports

Audit reports require thought and effort to not only inform audit clients, but to influence them, as well. Producing Quality Audit Reports Audit reports require thought and effort to not only

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Ia Mag oct. 10, 2022

The Greater Good

Government auditors in turbulent times. The Greater Good Internal auditors working in government meet the challenges of inflation, changes in technology. Technology changes and economic

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Ia Mag déc. 12, 2022

The Perils of Performance Auditing

Expert advice on improving performance audit outcomes. The Perils of Performance Auditing The Perils of Performance Auditing Strengthening skills in core areas can help government auditors

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Ia Mag avr. 27, 2023

Debunking Agile Myths

How public sector auditors can adopt Agile. Debunking Agile Myths Adopting Agile methods doesn’t have to be drastic, costly, and stressful to produce good outcomes for public sector audit

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Ia Mag oct. 09, 2023

Risk: Testing Risk Resilience

Stress testing is becoming more complex. Risk: Testing Risk Resilience Internal audit can learn lessons from the banking industry as organizations incorporate stress testing. As stress testing

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Data-enabled Internal Auditing

AI and data analytics present useful opportunities. Data-enabled Internal Auditing Many internal audit departments have yet to adopt the opportunities that AI and data analytics offer. Many

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Audit Sampling

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Sampling methods require careful consideration. Audit Sampling Careful consideration of sampling methods can ensure auditors provide accurate findings from audit testing. Careful consideration of

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Ia Mag déc. 11, 2023

The Shingo Approach

Organizations can apply quality principles to create excellence. The Shingo Approach The Shingo approach instills a culture of continuous improvement for operational excellence in organizations.

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Ia Mag juin 10, 2024

Flexibility in Action

Incorporating innovation into Agile auditing. Flexibility in Action Eli Lilly's audit team experiments with Agile audits to enhance flexibility and value. An internal audit function infuses

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Ia Mag déc. 16, 2024

A New Look at Quality

The IIA releases new Quality Assessment Manual. A New Look at Quality The new Quality Assessment Manual raises the bar for internal audit conformance and performance. The new Quality Assessment

Ia Mag janv. 21, 2025

On the Frontlines: The Past Informs the Future

Incorporating lessons learned in audit plans. On the Frontlines: The Past Informs the Future Internal auditors can incorporate lessons learned into annual audit planning. Internal auditors can

Ia Mag août 06, 2024

On the Frontlines: Are Your Corrective Action Plans SMART?

SMART corrective action plans get done. On the Frontlines: Are Your Corrective Action Plans SMART? Following a SMART model for corrective action plans ensures they aren't ignored. Ensuring

Ia Mag févr. 06, 2023

Building a Better Auditor: Questioning Test Results

Sometimes test results aren't what they seem. Building a Better Auditor: Questioning Test Results When it comes to testing, internal auditors not thinking critically might miss certain red

Ia Mag août 01, 2023

Building a Better Auditor: Why Internal Audit Needs a Strategic Plan

Why have an internal audit strategic plan? Building a Better Auditor: Why Internal Audit Needs a Strategic Plan Without a strategic plan, internal audit risks becoming irrelevant. Noora Al Marri

Ia Mag juin 30, 2021

On the Frontlines: Internal Audit’s Role in ESG

Internal auditors must be drivers in promoting ESG practices in their organizations. Internal auditors must be drivers in promoting environmental, social, and governance practices in their

Ia Mag sept. 08, 2021

Mind of Jacka: The Knowledge Needed to Run Amuck

In my last two blog posts, I talked at great length (probably too great a length) about allowing internal auditors the freedom to get their jobs done and to explore better ways to do it. The

Ia Mag août 17, 2021

Mind of Jacka: Stopwatch Auditing

In 1881, Frederick Winslow Taylor got out his stopwatch to begin what became a lifetime of analyzing work with the idea of optimizing and simplifying jobs. Stopwatch Auditing In 1881, Frederick

Ia Mag janv. 27, 2021

On the Frontlines: Increasing Internal Audit's Influence With Monte Carlo Analysis

A simulation model can give internal audit a predictive tool for evaluating and communicating about the organization's risks. On the Frontlines: Increasing Internal Audit's Influence With

Ia Mag oct. 20, 2021

On the Frontlines: Not All Findings Are Bad