Project 19
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Project Name Literature Review for the Policy on Internal Audit |
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Client Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Policy, Methodologies Platforms, Guides and Tools |
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Duration April 2010 to May 2010 [2 months] |
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Project Description |
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TBS is mandated to provide advice and guidance to the Internal Audit community in the federal government. TBS is responsible for the development and evaluation of the implementation of the latest Policy on Internal Audit (PIA). Based on approximately 250 documents produced over the last ten years, logistical and methodological support was provided to TBS employees to complete a literature review. This documentation was related to policies, reports and other benchmarking material pertinent to the upcoming evaluation of the Policy on Internal Audit. Based on recognized internal audit professional practices, the literature review was complemented by an electronic database designed to facilitate specific information retrieval. |
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Scope and objective |
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The goal of this mandate is to provide adequate documentation to the team that will perform the evaluation of the policy for internal audit. |
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Dollar Value |
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Information available withheld with client |
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Contribution of the proposed resource to the project |
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In consultation with the client, lead the development and the implementation of the Literature Review supported by an audit tool designed to be aligned with the generic audit process as per the standard recognized by the Institute of Internal Auditors. Prepared a series of progress report presentations and delivered them during briefing session with senior management. Coached and trained management to allow them to be able to update the literature review if required. |
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Deliverables |
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Methodology and auditing tools were understood and applied by the resources of the Centre of Expertise’s to pursue the application of the monitoring program. The monitoring program provides to performed monthly, quarterly and annually testing procedures including a sampling calculator toolkit. |
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References: Tim Flaherty Director (613) 946-4561 tim.flaherty@tbs-sct.gc.ca
Yvon Roy Audit Manager (613) 957-9654 |
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Technological platform leverage during this mandate |
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