Check out the Aus/NZ Risk Management Standard No 4360 - it gives an understanding for these suggestions we are seeing on Audit-list re levels of management attention as the ultimate governing criteria. It will also help you score the issues identified in the audit as well as aid the framing of your recommendations. If you adopt a table similar to the one in the Standard's appendix, you have the opportunity to focus on risk management in your recommendations rather than possibly trampling or bruising a manager's ego about performance.
Ken Robertson Internal Audit State Forests of NSW > -----Original Message----- > From: S LeRoy [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 8:06 AM > To: Shellabarger, Katie; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Audit Report - Priority of Recommendations > > Katie, > > Attached is a Word document - Critical Issue Matrix. The format was > developed my myself and Come van Rooyen also of this network. It has also > been submitted to AuditNet for inclusion on the site but have not seen it > listed yet. > > Hope this helps, > > Sharlene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Shellabarger, Katie > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 2:50 PM > Subject: Audit Report - Priority of Recommendations > > Does anyone include in their audit reports a priority of its > findings and recommendations (i.e. 1 being the highest priority (you must > change this now!) and 3 the lowest (you should probably change this, but > if you don't get to it immediately it's ok). If so, would anyone be > willing to share their definitions? > > Katie > > Katie Shellabarger, C.P.A > Director of Internal Audit > > Clark/Bardes Consulting > The Clark/Bardes Building > 102 S. Wynstone Park Drive > North Barrington, IL 60010 > 847-594-6207 direct > 847-620-2348 fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > www.clarkbardes.com <http://www.clarkbardes.com/> > NYSE: CBC > > > > > > > _____ > > > This is a transmission from Clark/Bardes Consulting, and may contain > information that is privileged and confidential. Clark/Bardes Consulting > assumes no responsibility for damages resulting from unauthorized access, > disclosure or tampering, which could have occurred during transmission. If > you have received this transmission in error, please destroy it and notify > Clark/Bardes immediately at 847-594-6207. > > << File: CRITICAL ISSUE MATRIX.doc >>
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