Category: Conversation Starter

how internal audit adds value

Conversation Starter:
Top Ten Ways Internal Audit Can Truly Add Value and Improve Operations

On By Jianzhong Xie

The aim of internal auditing is to add value and improve organizational operations, assisting companies in achieving their goals. Based on years of practical experience, I believe that clearly defining the specific values of internal auditing is the prerequisite for maximizing its effectiveness. The ten major values that internal auditing Read More

A Conversation with Norman Marks

The IIA Draft Standards: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

On By Joseph McCafferty

We recently sat down with Norman Marks to talk about the recently proposed updated draft of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ professional practice standards. In March, the IIA released a draft version of an overhaul of its International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, generally referred to as Read More

Conversation Starter
Eight Common Internal Audit Hiring and Retention Mistakes

On By Joseph McCafferty, Jonathan Ngah, and You

Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional new series we are calling “Conversation Starter.” In each segment we will offer a brief take on a particular internal audit issue, along with a plea to you, our readers, to provide your own experiences and views in the comments section Read More