Master Class

Living in the Past

Can you guess which critical US IT system runs on an IBM Series/1 Computer and uses 8-inch floppy disks? Managing IT legacy systems.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Report of the Week Tagged With: GAO, Government accountability office, information technology, legacy systems

The Illusion of Assurance

In the same way that waters seeks out the path of least resistance, so do people when faced with a control at “breaking point”.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: internal controls, security, TSA

Managing Auntie’s Critical Projects

Managing critical projects in one of the United Kingdom’s highest profile organisations.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Report of the Week Tagged With: BBC, major projects, National Audit Office

From Whence We Came

On a cold day in New York in December 1941 the Williams Club opened its doors and the history of internal audit would never be the same.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: IIA, Institute of Internal Auditors, The Williams Club

Hacking the Future

Why understanding how vehicles can be hacked is important to your management of emerging (non vehicular) risks.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Report of the Week Tagged With: cyber security, Government accountability office, hacking

Are You Being Served?

What do you consider to be good internal audit and risk management customer service?
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Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: customer service, Internal audit, risk management

Center for Lessons Learned

Is this a future core service offering not yet known of risk management and internal audit?
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Filed Under: Report of the Week Tagged With: Center for Lessons Learned, Risk analysis, root cause analysis

The Words Not (or Less) Spoken

Looking for things we cannot see. An analysis of a year’s blogs of the President of the Institute of Internal Audit.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: IIA, Institute of Internal Auditors, Richard Chambers

I’m a Model – You Know What I Mean

United Kingdom National Audit Office’s “Framework to Review Models”… [Read more]

Filed Under: Report of the Week Tagged With: forecasting, internal control frameworks, model analysis, National Audit Office

They Said It: Analysing IIA President’s Thoughts

Words are the eyes to the (Internal Audit) soul.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: audit, Institute of Internal Auditors, Internal audit, Richard Chambers