Choosing an audit topic is a crucial moment in the performance audit process. Ultimately, audit topic selection reflects on the credibility and the relevance of the audit organization and on the usefulness of its audit reports. A good way of selecting the right audit topic is to aim to add value for the recipient of the audit report. A value added audit is more likely to be well received and to lead to concrete improvements. But what does “value added” really mean?
OAG Alberta – Human Services – Systems to Manage the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Program – October 2016
The audit by the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta focused on the accessibility of services offered under the AISH program and on the efficiency of the systems to manage the program.
Contemporary Developments in Parliamentary Oversight in Francophone Countries
Edited by Frederick Stapenhurst (Professor of Practice at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management and Associate Professor, Université Laval) and Louis Imbeau (Professor, Université Laval), Contemporary Developments in Parliamentary Oversight in Francophone Countries outlines the results of research undertaken on the mandates, organization, resources, and practices of Standing Committees on Finance (SCFs) around la francophonie. Through the contributions of several authors, the book also provides country and regional case studies of oversight in la francophonie. While this is not a Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation publication, we are making it available as part of our commitment to knowledge sharing with our members and the broader oversight community.
