By Joel Kramer, MIS Training Institute
In this current environment, internal auditors are playing - and will continue playing - a vital and growing role in monitoring and helping improve organization-wide systems, processes and controls. Interestingly, the April 2009 MIS SuperStrategies conference in Las Vegas, included a panel discussion focused on “Internal Audit and its Formidable Challenges.” One question in particular grabbed the panel’s attention, sparked lively discussion and became the basis for this article: What do you think are the greatest challenges in the next three to five years?