Re: Internal Audit Value - What is the point of conducting internal audits to a check
Totally agree, John. We are on exactly the same page! I find it very odd that people don't believe management and supervision have a role in explaining/encouraging/motivating/whatever people to use the management system processes and controls they have had defined for them.
To suggest that internal auditors - who are often chosen for less than stellar reasons - have any power to "ensure people are following procedures" is totally bizarre, too.
I thought, for "giggles" I'd pose the question at the IRCA (they are, after all auditors) Linkedin group, "what the purpose of internal audits?" To my amazement, no-one can answer clearly and concisely, conflating all audits with a common purpose, mixing in certification etc.
Clearly, many have never actually considered, fundamentally, why internal audits are performed...
Totally agree, John. We are on exactly the same page! I find it very odd that people don't believe management and supervision have a role in explaining/encouraging/motivating/whatever people to use the management system processes and controls they have had defined for them.
To suggest that internal auditors - who are often chosen for less than stellar reasons - have any power to "ensure people are following procedures" is totally bizarre, too.
I thought, for "giggles" I'd pose the question at the IRCA (they are, after all auditors) Linkedin group, "what the purpose of internal audits?" To my amazement, no-one can answer clearly and concisely, conflating all audits with a common purpose, mixing in certification etc.
Clearly, many have never actually considered, fundamentally, why internal audits are performed...