Internal Audit Leadership
Effective leadership
The importance of steady management
Qualities of an effective internal audit leader
A reminder of leadership and management theory
The inspirational internal audit leader
Large vs small internal audit teams
The mission statement and definition of internal auditing
Relevant attribute and performance standards
Challenges all internal audit leaders face
Resolving common challenges
Effective Internal Audit Planning
Determining risk maturity
Designing the risk-based assurance universe
Developing an effective internal audit strategy
How you develop your universe and strategy
Coordination with other assurance providers
Advantages and disadvantages of working with other assurance providers
Determining the annual or six-monthly internal audit plan
Delivering the plan and working in an agile way
Discussion: Good practice planning
Internal audit delivery today and building team capability for tomorrow
Getting Maximum Impact from our Internal Audit Resources
Securing the necessary internal audit resources
Managing internal audit resources
Dealing with the dispersed team
Ensuring an effective internal audit engagement process
Maximizing efficiency
Managing co-sourcing and contractors
In-house vs outsourced contractors
Risk management in the internal audit function
Risk identification and management for internal audit
Stakeholder Relationship Management
Perceptions of internal audit
Stakeholder analysis
Effective stakeholder relations
Marketing internal audit
Internal audit’s product mix
Best practice stakeholder management
Effective reporting and recommendations
Conflict management, negotiation and persuasion
Networking
Conflict and solutions
Insight, Added Value and Quality Assurance
What is insight
Delivering insight and impact
Enhancing and protecting organizational value
Adding value through assurance and consulting
The power and perils of advisory work
The quality assurance and improvement programme
Internal assessments
External assessments
Elements of the improvement program
