Agile Auditing: Fundamentals and Applications

"Audits are laden with performance problems that cause delays in completing audit work and delivering valuable information to audit clients and stakeholders. Agile is a topic of discussion in many disciplines especially for software development and is just starting to find its way to audit. Agile project management has been used for nearly two decades to solve common problems in projects. The audit profession is eager to find solutions to fix problems in audit project management. Agile auditing is a solution to many of the common problems. Very few auditors understand agile beyond the agile mindset. This book will help auditors conduct audits better, faster, and more effectively. It teaches the "how to" implement agile auditing. The authors leverage hands-on experience with three audit departments and dialogue with a dozen other audit shops that applied agile auditing to provide in-depth insight on how to effectively implement agile auditing. A discussion of how internal audit shops in government agencies can become more agile in their work is also included."--
Master new, disruptive technologies in the field of auditing Agile Auditing: Fundamentals and Applications introduces readers to the applications and techniques unlocked by tested and proven agile project management principles. This book educates readers on an approach to auditing that emphasizes risk-based auditing, collaboration, and speedy delivery of meaningful assurance assessments while ensuring quality results and a focus on the areas that pose the greatest material risks to the business under audit. The discipline of auditing has been forever changed via the introduction of new technologies, including: Machine learning Virtual Conferencing Process automation Data analytics Hugely popular in software development, the agile approach is just making its way into the field of audit. This book provides concrete examples and practical solutions for auditors who seek to implement agile techniques and methods. Agile Auditing is perfect for educators, practitioners, and students in the auditing field who are looking for ways to introduce greater levels of efficiency and effectiveness to their discipline.