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In the previous post, Create a Team for Audit Analytics? Part 2, I explored the pros and cons of expecting all auditors to develop a level of data and analytic proficiency. These auditors would continue to do audit testing that involves … Co… Continue reading Create a Team for Audit Analytics? Part 3
In the previous post, Create a Team for Audit Analytics? Part 1, I explored the pros and cons of developing an analytics team. This team consists of analytic auditors who are dedicated to analytic projects; they would NOT typically manage … Conti… Continue reading Create a Team for Audit Analytics? Part 2
Once your audit team has proven the value of doing analytics consistently, the next question is: Do we create an analytics team and have the team do all (or the majority) of the analytics? Or should we expect all auditors … Continue reading ͛… Continue reading Create a Team for Audit Analytics? Part 1
Once your audit team has proven the value of doing analytics consistently, the next question is: Do we create an analytics team and have the team do all (or the majority) of the analytics? Or should we expect all auditors … Continue reading ͛… Continue reading Create a Team for Audit Analytics? Part 1
Building a successful audit analytics program is like climbing a staircase. The staircase is a set of steps that consist of several items having increasing levels of maturity. The staircase steps not only help you build your program, but enable …… Continue reading The Analytic Staircase for Auditors
Here’s the 5 things I’m hoping will change in 2018 regarding ACL. They are all related to each other and feed off each other… Interesting. One) The ACL Analytics user interface (UI) finds a good plastic surgeon. While I have crit… Continue reading 5 Things We Need from ACL in 2018
A recent IIA article on building an analytics function in internal audit is dead wrong. At least on one major point, anyway. And it’s a big one. As the tombstone reads, this point is D.O.A (dead on arrival, or more … Continue reading →… Continue reading IIA Analytics Article Dead Wrong
If your department doesn’t track metrics on your analytics, you are probably not doing analytics or you are making little progress in analytics. In either case, its obvious that analytics isn’t very important to your management. Which is one of … Continue reading →
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Passing the CISA exam does not make you a good IT auditor anymore than passing a driving test makes you a good driver. Passing either exam says that you know the basics, but you still have a lot to learn. … Continue reading →
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Unless your department is still in the early stages of your analytics journey, analytic skills should be one of your hiring and promotion criteria. In an earlier post I outlined 10 Signs Mgmt Doesn’t Really Support Analytics. One of the … Continue reading →
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