Change Management: The Auditor as Change Agent
by John E. Gray It’s been my experience that the audit function and auditors are…
Auditing Corrective Action
by Andy Hofmann As most are aware, third-party auditors must occasionally have their audit methods…
Personnel Certification: To Be or Not to Be?
by Peter Holtmann Personnel certification has been around as long as standards have been written.…
Actionable Observations in Internal Auditing
by Garabet H. Kassakhian, Ph.D.; Clyde M. Hedin; and F. Funda Ristow Auditors are well…
Auditing a Subsystem: Human Development Process
by Russell T. Westcott The quality of an organization’s processes, products, and services depends largely…
Auditor Training: You Get What You Pay For
by Denise Robitaille I’ve got this pet peeve. Well, I’ve got several, but this is…
Common Audit Problems and How to Deal with Them
by Richard A. Vincins We often perform audits and wonder why, when they’re complete, they…
A Brave New Auditing World: Disney and Auditing
by Andy Hofmann When approached to begin contributing regularly to The Auditor, I had to…
The Future of the Audit Profession: Is it Sustainable?
by Peter Holtmann The global financial crisis caused multinational organizations, small and medium-sized organizations, governments,…
Audit Matrix: Desperation to Innovation
by Shannon MacFarlane It was January when our registrar informed us that our lead auditor…