Internal Audit Leaders Adopt Agile Methods to Meet Next-Gen Audit Expectations

‘‘Agile’’ is a project management discipline created by software developers, in which challenges evolve and are resolved through the continuous collaboration of small cross-functional teams. Internal audit departments are adapting these methodologies to their work to provide the faster, deeper and more valuable insights demanded of next-generation internal audit teams.

This article looks at ways internal audit teams are adopting fast and flexible ‘‘agile’’ development methodologies to better align audit activities with business processes.