The Internal Auditing Pocket Guide [Spiral-bound]

J. P. Russell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 3, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0873895606 | ISBN-13: 978-0873895606

The Internal Auditing Pocket Guide prepares those new to auditing to conduct internal audits against quality, environmental, safety, and other specified criteria. From the audit assignment to analyzing results to following up on action items, this guide summarizes all the steps necessary to complete an internal audit. Throughout the guide charts, graphs, and illustrations are used to demonstrate the process. Whether you are learning the basic auditing conventions to qualify as an internal auditor or using this book for self-improvement, both you and your organization will benefit from the new skills you acquire through this easy-to-use pocket guide.

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About the Author

J. P. Russell is a quality management trainer for quality system audits, quality planning, program implementation, and quality system auditor training. He has over 30 years experience with Fortune 500 corporations and quality management services. The author of numerous books in the quality improvement field, Mr. Russell is also an ASQ Fellow, RAB Quality Systems Lead Auditor, and an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from The Ohio State University and a Masters of Business Administration from the IIT Stuart School of Management.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 156 pages
• Publisher: Amer Society for Quality (September 3, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873895606
• ISBN-13: 978-0873895606
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 3.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,787,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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76 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Steps through the basics, July 10, 2004

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Mike Tarrani "www.tarrani.com" (Deltona, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Internal Auditing Pocket Guide (Spiral-bound)

This book is an introduction to internal auditing. The content is relatively straightforward and generic, providing reasons for internal auditing, and a four step process for performing this function.

Note - this book is high-level and does not address specific auditing requirements such as those associated with Sarbanes-Oxley, or even the mechanics of financial controls. It's all about determining either conformance or compliance (or both).

The four-step process encompasses:
(1) Identify plans (what it is that is supposed to be done)
(2) Observe (are people following the plan)
(3) Evaluate collected facts (evidence associated with the plan and observation steps)
(4) Report the results (findings, gap analysis, etc.)

Chapters 1 and 2 are basic - welcome to auditing, and getting the assignment. The next four chapters provide the structure, approach and principles needed to perform the audit - purpose and scope, preparing for the audit, requirements and planning, and audit strategies. The final five chapters cover conducting the actual audit - initiation, data collection, process techniques/process auditing, analyzing results, and reporting and follow-up.

In addition to the high-level coverage of internal auditing, this book augments this information with a glossary, seven appendices providing example plans, checklists and other useful information to help understand the work product and the auditing process itself. There is an excellent summary at the end of the appendices that give basic auditing principles.

This small book is a good introduction to internal auditing and will give the fundamentals in a clear, easy-to-follow manner.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the price, January 9, 2007

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Bianca Azevedo (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Internal Auditing Pocket Guide (Spiral-bound)

Although this little book has some helpful reference material, I was hugely disappointed. It is not worth the $20 that I paid for it.