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When enterprise risk-based audit plans are not enough

Enterprise risk-based auditing means that the audit plan is designed to provide assurance, advice, and insight on the more significant sources of risk to the organization and the achievement of its objectives.

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How do you measure internal audit effectiveness?

There is comfort in having a deep understanding and trust in processes that have been used and perfected over the years. But reliance on this kind of thinking leads us to the punchline of a meme.

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Factors frequently overlooked in risk assessments

The problem with most risk assessments is that they seek to evaluate each source of risk in a silo, rather than considering the big picture.

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