Relationship With Audit Committee & Senior Management

Meeting frequency & content

Department Organizational Status

Department Charter

Department Direction/Focus

Goal congruence

Methodology used for targeting audits

Risk focused

Reacting to significant business changes & management's concerns

Flexibility

Futuristic planning

Controlling to assure achievement of department goals

Department Organization

Skill sets responsive to the business/management challenges

Audit services provided vs. organizational needs

Department Operations

Efficient, effective, useful

Professional proficiency of audit process

Communications

Effectiveness of communicating results

Meeting with Audit Committee, senior & auditee management

Related Subjects:

Pre-QAR

Quality Assurance/Peer Review

QAR Approach

QAR - Your Input to Process

Quality Assurance & Improvement Program

QAR - Required Information

Audit File Reviews

Interviewing Executive Management & Audit Committee

Survey Internal Audit Staff

Survey Clients

Evaluate Staff Skill Sets

Training Program

Internal Audit Policies & Procedures