Course Information
Agile Auditing
Course Description
Internal auditors face increasing demands to do more with less and keep up with a drastically changing environment within and outside their organizations. An agile approach to internal auditing can produce superior results faster than traditional methods.
This course explains agile auditing, its origins, benefits and common pitfalls. While it holds a great deal of promise for overly-taxed audit departments, success is not guaranteed. Learn how to implement agile auditing to reduce cycle time from planning to reporting, exceed your stakeholders’ expectations, reduce wasted effort, lower audit costs, and become more efficient and effective.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
· Understand the agile approach to internal auditing
· Differentiate benefits and pitfalls of the agile approach
· Implement agile auditing to gain efficiencies and effectiveness
1. Agile Auditing
• Origins, definition and characteristics
• Why now
• Benefits to internal audit and its stakeholders
2. How to Implement
• Key practices, roles and responsibilities
• Making changes to the mindset and methodology
• Align the internal audit approach with the culture and objectives of the organization
• Auditor readiness and having the staff that can deliver
3. The Process
• The impact of agile auditing on planning, fieldwork and reporting
• Improving communication flows and effectiveness
• Replacing traditional actions with a superior approach
• Making faster and better decisions along the way
• The importance and benefits of an iterative approach
Instructors
Additional Information
TAC Rule 523.142(g) requires the CPE Sponsor to monitor individual attendance and assign the correct number of CPE credits. Participants will be asked to document their time of arrival and departure in compliance with this Rule. Additionally, attendance will be monitored throughout the day and CPE certificates will reflect actual attendance of each participant.
If you are making travel plans to come to Austin, we recommend making "refundable" air and hotel reservations or waiting until 14 days before the class to actually book your reservations. Courses are occasionally canceled or rescheduled due to low enrollment. We determine whether a course has enough participants 16 days prior to the course date. If we cancel or reschedule, we will email the participant and his or her billing contact no later than 14 days before the original class date.
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Vending machines with Coca-Cola products and various snack items are available. There is also a refrigerator and microwave in our coffee bar area. Feel free to bring in your own drinks and food if you prefer.
You might want to bring a light sweater or jacket, as room temperatures vary.
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