Swanson on Internal Auditing
Subtitle: Raising the Bar
Publisher: IT Governance Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Ely
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781849280686; 9781282862708
Subjects: Risk management; Internal Auditing; Business
Description: This book provides concise commentary on strategic issues regarding the way internal audit is established, planned and performed. High-level issues sit alongside practical guidance to ensure the book has an appeal to all levels of internal audit management and staff, as each reader can dip into a range of important topics.
Notes: What Others Are Saying About This Book; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Contents; Book Overview; Introduction; PART 1: INTERNAL AUDITING; Chapter 1: Introduction to Internal Audit; Chapter 2: The Professional Practice of Internal Audit; Chapter 3: Improving Internal Audit Results; Chapter 4: My Favorites; Chapter 5: IIA Related Guidance; Chapter 6: Priorities for the Coming Decade; PART 2: IT AUDITING; Chapter 7: Tackling IT Audit; Chapter 8: Healthcare Internal Auditing; Chapter 9: IT Audit Checklists; Chapter 10: AuditNet℗ʾ Dan Swanson's Columns.

Chapter 11: IT World Canada: IT Security Resource BlogChapter 12: Sentinel: The IT Governance Newsletter; Chapter 13: CIO Canada: IT Management Columns; Chapter 14: Keeping Our Kids Safe!; PART 3: MAKING A DIFFERENCE; Chapter 15: Learn from the Past and "Think"; Appendix A: An EDPACS Article; Appendix B: International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards); Appendix C: Global Technology Audit Guides; Appendix D: A Primer on Corporate Duties; Appendix E: Assurance Conundrum; Appendix F: The Perils of Mount Must Read: Confessions of a Cliff Note Junky.

Appendix G: Norman Marks on GovernanceAppendix H: Charles Le Grand on Technology; ITG Resources; What Others Are Saying About This Book.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: What Others Are Saying About This Book; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Contents; Book Overview; Introduction; PART 1: INTERNAL AUDITING; Chapter 1: Introduction to Internal Audit; Chapter 2: The Professional Practice of Internal Audit; Chapter 3: Improving Internal Audit Results; Chapter 4: My Favorites; Chapter 5: IIA Related Guidance; Chapter 6: Priorities for the Coming Decade; PART 2: IT AUDITING; Chapter 7: Tackling IT Audit; Chapter 8: Healthcare Internal Auditing; Chapter 9: IT Audit Checklists; Chapter 10: AuditNet℗ʾ Dan Swanson's Columns.