Lean auditing driving added value and efficiency in internal audit
Lean Auditing offers auditors, executives and board members numerous insights into proven ways internal audit can act as an effective catalyst for organizational growth and continuous improvement. In this groundbreaking book, James C. Paterson demonstrates the counterintuitive concept that if the in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Wiley
2015
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| Edition: | First edition |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Lean auditing at AstraZeneca
- A brief history of lean, notable principles and the approach taken by this book
- Key lean tools & techniques
- The development of lean auditing and its benefits
- The wider benefits of a lean audit approach
- and how to use this book
- Who are the customers of internal audit?
- What really adds value
- and what doesn't
- The importance of role clarity in assurance and the insights lean can offer
- The audit plan: taking a value approach
- Factoring in risk assurance in the audit plan
- Considering the allocation of resources to optimize value add
- Assignments
- types, scheduling and resourcing
- Using assignment scoping and planning to drive added value
- Assignment delivery
- managing what really goes on
- Using communication and quality standards to maximize the added value from assignments
- Assignment follow-up and follow on
- Measuring performance and driving improvements in audit ways of working
- Using lean audit principles to underpin cultural change in the wider organization
- Leading the audit function
- The audit function: selection, training & development and ways of working
- Further thoughts about where and how to start the journey towards lean progressive auditing
- A brief look into the future
- Appendix: Illustrative Kano analysis regarding internal audit closing dedication & thanks