In other words, a project audit framework can be used to ensure that everything’s up to par within particular stages of company projects or for the project management function as a whole.
How does agile auditing relate to a project audit framework?
An agile project audit framework simply involves adopting an agile way of working for project audits. That can include breaking project audit tasks into short sections, known as sprints, that can be accomplished within 1-2 weeks.
Your internal audit function also might use an agile project audit framework to stay more organized and make clear headway on project goals by reviewing tasks daily within a Kanban board. Rather than having a general to-do list that doesn’t tell you much detail about your progress, this more organized approach can improve project audits.
How can an internal audit team implement agile project audit frameworks?
To implement project audit frameworks that follow agile auditing principles, internal audit teams should aim to break project audit tasks into short sprints or at least use Kanban boards to help visualize and organize workflows. Many agile auditing groups also find that both of these methodologies can be used together.
From there, internal audit teams should aim to involve project managers/project leads in the project audit, as part of being agile means incorporating feedback and presenting audit findings continually, rather than just in a final report. That not only can improve workflows but also overall project audit quality.
Using auditing software tools like TeamMate+ Agile Audit can make it easy to establish agile auditing processes for project audits. From creating sprints to visualizing work progress within the built-in Kanban board, TeamMate+ Agile Audit can help you implement and execute successful project audit frameworks.
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1 Gumz, J. (2006). Help! Your project has been selected for an audit—what now? Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2006—EMEA, Madrid, Spain. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.
