An internal auditor has a recommendation to change operations which could potentially increase profits by $50,000. The best way to sell this recommendation to management is to:
An internal auditor has a recommendation to change operations which could potentially increase profits by $50,000. The best way to sell this recommendation to management is to:
Discussing the recommendation with operating supervisors who are directly affected by the change, and then with department management, allows the internal auditor to gather valuable feedback and buy-in from those who will be implementing the change. This approach is essential in ensuring the proposed recommendation is practical and considers the viewpoints and potential concerns of key stakeholders involved in the operations. By doing this, the recommendation is more likely to be accepted and successfully implemented.
Wouldn't this be circumventing the chain of command? This seems devious to me...
I think the same, Internal auditor cannot just simply go to departments supervisors without firstly discuss the thing with department management or even better without discussing the thing with audit management who would be a person with a higher position to present idea from the internal audit. I think C is the right answer here. Can someone provide other ideas here? Thanks
The CAE (and especially the CEO) might not approve the idea because of the costs involved. The operational staff must first be convinced, and the latter will in turn be able to justify the need to the governance bodies. The internal auditor does not act outside the chain of command because the interview is part of the audit procedures. The CAE will not validate an issue that has not been discussed with the operational staff (in a normal engagement).
The CAE (and especially the CEO) might not approve the idea because of the costs involved. The operational staff must first be convinced, and the latter will in turn be able to justify the need to the governance bodies. The internal auditor does not act outside the chain of command because the interview is part of the audit procedures. The CAE will not validate an issue that has not been discussed with the operational staff (in a normal engagement).