tailieunhanh - KPMG’s 2009 IT Internal Audit Survey

Many organizations face a continually changing set of pressures and dynamics in the current economic climate. Faced with shrinking markets, they can choose to rationalize, merge or contract. The technology thread which holds systems and processes together is at risk. As a consequence, IT Internal Audit plays an integral role in maintaining discipline and rigor across functions and geographies. | KPMG s 2009 IT Internal Audit Survey The status of IT Audit in Europe the Middle East and Africa ADVISORY r TAX ADVISORY 2 KPMG s 2009 IT Internal Audit Survey Contents Executive summary 3 Foreword 4 Survey methodology 5 Detailed analysis of results - Organization and planning 6 - Staffing and skills 10 -Use of tools 13 - Reporting and quality 16 What to do next 18 Sector highlights 19 About KPMG 20 KPMG firms contacts 22 2009 KPMG International. KPMG International provides no client services and is a Swiss cooperative with which the independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated. KPMG s 2009 IT Internal Audit Survey 3 Executive Summary Many organizations face a continually changing set of pressures and dynamics in the current economic climate. Faced with shrinking markets they can choose to rationalize merge or contract. The technology thread which holds systems and processes together is at risk. As a consequence IT Internal Audit plays an integral role in maintaining discipline and rigor across functions and geographies. But how well IT audit responds to changing business parameters is to some extent contingent on the authority it commands within the organization and the influence it wields at executive and board level. Internal Audit should seek to raise its profile if it is to be taken seriously as a governance and enforcement tool. How does it do that As our survey reveals Internal Audit should have a direct line to executive management and the Audit Committee. By cascading top level opinion on the value and content of Internal Audit s outputs and by communicating information on the issues that affect the business the function can heighten its visibility. To maintain that position it needs to develop a closer relationship with the business while maintaining its independence and objectivity. It also needs to work in closer cooperation with the wider audit function to leverage understanding and efficiency. This powerful combination of technical and