There are very few people and few organizations that haven’t yet been touched directly or indirectly by the troubled economy. Everywhere we turn, individuals and organizations are making adjustments — tightening here, cutting there, and paying closer attention to how resources are being spent. Just a look at this week’s headlines gives you a good indication that everyone’s watching their step. What a perfect opportunity for our profession to step up to the plate to lead the charge in asking, “How do we adapt?”
To capture in-depth and qualitative analysis of these opportunities and how the internal audit profession can be of utmost value in this changing environment, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) pulled together chief audit executives (CAEs) from some of the largest companies — primarily Fortune 100 companies, as well as several from the Fortune 250 — and representatives from internal audit service providers, the U.S.…