Why are we doing it this way? The term Lean Six Sigma is so mysterious and vague it could pertain to almost anything. I was using a university library catalog the other day and found Lean Six Sigma books and articles listed under Operations Management, General Management, Business Planning, Strategic Planning, Manufacturing, Services, Product Design, […]
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Why an audit peer review is like a trip to the dentist
An audit peer review is like a trip to the dentist; both are pretty annoying experiences, but both are ultimately good for us. A dentist keeps your gorgeous teeth in your mouth and a peer review keeps your professional credibility in tact. The dreaded dentist Last year, one of my fillings fell out and I […]
Single Audit Bundle – 27 hours of CPE
Earn all of your Yellow Book hours plus some! $280 for 4 Single Audit courses Bundles save money and are full of variety. Three SELF-STUDY and one ON-DEMAND VIDEO COURSE – for a total of 27 Yellow Book hours Are you going to tackle a Single Audit or two this year? This bundle of self-study […]
4 Facets of Government Corruption
While we auditors are busy designing our audits to catch fraud, we often bypass government corruption because it is so hard to prove. It’s easier for us to uncover the account clerk’s transfers into a personal account or prove that the executive assistant overcharged for travel expenses than it is for us to look at […]
Are You Qualified to Conduct a Yellow Book Audit?
Have you heard that crazy rumor that the GAO certifies auditors to conduct Yellow Book audits? Well, they don’t! I think the GAO has plenty to do without adding that to their to-do list! But before you take a Yellow Book audit on, I recommend that you do five things: 1.Make sure your team is […]
Vague Words + Mean Words = Insulted Auditee
Have you ever said anything akin to “supervision is lacking” in your audit report? Need you use such mean and vague words? In most audit reports that I review, I see unnecessary cruelty; flat-out, unhelpful, ornery statements that are not supported by evidence. Am I exaggerating a little here? I really don’t think so. I […]
Jello is Firmer Than the Internal Audit Capability Maturity Model
This year I had the opportunity to apply the Internal Audit Capability Maturity Model (that is a mouth full!) to an audit organization of over 60 auditors. It was fascinating, but it goes against everything I teach in an auditing seminar. Squish, squish! In an auditing seminar, I teach that the audit objective has to […]
How to perform root cause analysis using the elements of a finding
Root cause analysis is a very fancy term for something most three-year-olds do naturally. Three-year-olds ask “Why?” about all kinds of random stuff such as, “Why do I have to wear sunscreen?” or “Why are your feet so big, Mommy?” Why? Lean Six Sigma literature calls this natural curiosity, ‘the five whys.’ You guessed it, […]
Are you ready for audit leadership?
I love a good super-hero movie; Thor Ragnarock is my fave. Loki, Kate Blanchett, kick-ass female warriors, Jeff Goldblum, and a killer soundtrack that includes Led Zepplin’s, the Immigrant Song! Fun stuff. And I love how Thor grows as a leader throughout the movie in order to save his people. He is forced to embrace […]
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