How to Transition to Continuous Auditing
If auditing critical business processes is a good thing, more auditing must be a better thing. That, at least, is the admittedly oversimplified thinking behind th...
How and Why to Audit Your Business Continuity Management Program
Any number of disasters can adversely affect an organization. There are natural disasters like floods or tornados; technology disasters, including computer crashe...
Vendor Management Best Practices
At its core, vendor management is relationship management. It’s all about the relationships an organization maintains (and benefits from) between itself and exter...
Self-Assessment Best Practices
Self-assessment is an organized means of using the knowledge of those who are most familiar with a topic, such as processes and controls. The self-assessment proc...
The Essentials of Project Management
What is project management? Project management is the act of applying expert knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities within an organization ...
Performance Measurement Is More Important Than Ever
In today’s modern digital age, competition in business and industry is relentless. High-level organizational performance and consistent improvement are critical t...
Change Is Inevitable; Change Management Is Critical
There can be no continuing success in modern business without rapid organizational evolution. Technology, communication, regulation and the economy all move too f...
Ethics Program Best Practices
Well-written, well-disseminated ethics policies are essential aspects of modern business. Ethics are, in fact, the foundation of all policymaking decisions. This ...
Best Practices in Corporate Governance
Corporate governance has traditionally been viewed as that which the board of directors does when providing oversight on strategy, policy, performance and transpa...
Inventory and Materials Management Best Practices
Defining InventoryWhen one thinks of inventory, the physical items in storage or warehouse facilities may come to mind. Yet the term is much broader. Inventory co...
