This presentation showcases how agile audit execution transforms traditional fieldwork into a faster, more collaborative, and insight-driven process. The presentation highlights how to use Scrum for sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to help audit teams stay focused on the risks that matter most while maintaining momentum throughout the engagement. By shifting from rigid audit plans to a dynamic backlog, agile auditing enables real-time adaptability as business priorities change. The session emphasizes transparency, frequent communication with stakeholders, and earlier delivery of meaningful insights rather than waiting until the final report. Designed for modern internal audit functions, this approach positions audit as a proactive, value-adding partner that delivers timely assurance and actionable results.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
This training equips internal auditors with practical, real-world techniques to modernize audit fieldwork using agile and Scrum methods. Attendees will learn how to deliver audit results faster, improve collaboration with stakeholders, and remain aligned with changing business risks throughout the audit lifecycle. The session provides clear guidance on applying sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives in an audit context, not just in theory but in execution. Participants will leave with actionable tools to increase audit efficiency, enhance communication, and position internal audit as a forward-looking, value-driven function.
AREA COVERED
- Agile audit fieldwork fundamentals and the shift from traditional audit execution to risk-based sprints
- Sprint planning techniques for defining scope, priorities, and audit objectives
- Managing the audit backlog and decentralizing day-to-day decision making
- Daily standups and communication practices that keep audits on track and remove blockers
- Sprint reviews and interim results discussions to deliver insights earlier to stakeholders
- Retrospectives, definition of done, and audit plan standups to drive continuous improvement and consistency across audit teams
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand how agile principles and Scrum apply specifically to internal audit fieldwork and how they differ from traditional audit execution models
- Learn how to structure and manage an audit backlog that is risk-focused and aligned to business priorities
- Apply sprint planning techniques to scope audit work effectively and deliver value incrementally
- Use daily standups to improve communication, remove roadblocks, and keep audit work on track
- Conduct effective sprint reviews and retrospectives to share insights early and continuously improve audit performance
- Define and apply a clear “Definition of Done” to ensure audit work is complete, consistent, and action-oriented
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- Chief Audit Executive (CAE)
- Internal Audit Director or Senior Audit Manager
- IT Audit Manager or IT Audit Lead
- Internal Auditor or Senior Internal Auditor
- Audit Project Manager or Audit Program Manager
- Risk Assurance or Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Professional
This training equips internal auditors with practical, real-world techniques to modernize audit fieldwork using agile and Scrum methods. Attendees will learn how to deliver audit results faster, improve collaboration with stakeholders, and remain aligned with changing business risks throughout the audit lifecycle. The session provides clear guidance on applying sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives in an audit context, not just in theory but in execution. Participants will leave with actionable tools to increase audit efficiency, enhance communication, and position internal audit as a forward-looking, value-driven function.
- Agile audit fieldwork fundamentals and the shift from traditional audit execution to risk-based sprints
- Sprint planning techniques for defining scope, priorities, and audit objectives
- Managing the audit backlog and decentralizing day-to-day decision making
- Daily standups and communication practices that keep audits on track and remove blockers
- Sprint reviews and interim results discussions to deliver insights earlier to stakeholders
- Retrospectives, definition of done, and audit plan standups to drive continuous improvement and consistency across audit teams
- Understand how agile principles and Scrum apply specifically to internal audit fieldwork and how they differ from traditional audit execution models
- Learn how to structure and manage an audit backlog that is risk-focused and aligned to business priorities
- Apply sprint planning techniques to scope audit work effectively and deliver value incrementally
- Use daily standups to improve communication, remove roadblocks, and keep audit work on track
- Conduct effective sprint reviews and retrospectives to share insights early and continuously improve audit performance
- Define and apply a clear “Definition of Done” to ensure audit work is complete, consistent, and action-oriented
- Chief Audit Executive (CAE)
- Internal Audit Director or Senior Audit Manager
- IT Audit Manager or IT Audit Lead
- Internal Auditor or Senior Internal Auditor
- Audit Project Manager or Audit Program Manager
- Risk Assurance or Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Professional
