（2009）Software Trend Spotting.pdfVIP

software TREND SPOTTING NEIL BAKER EDITOR. INTERNAL AUDITING ILLUSTRATION BY RICHARD TUSCHMAN N THIS TOUGH ECONOMIC CLIMATE, INTERNAL AUDIT shops around the world are under pressure to be as efficient as possible. How to do more with less is a question on everyones mind. One answer could be to invest in audit technology. Many Recent HA survey software tools claim to make internal audit shops more effi- results show many cient and effective, enabling them to run their own back-office auditors use software operations smarter, while extending the reach and quality of their to automate key tasks, audit assurance. though a surprising New research from The IIA gives usefijl insight into where number have yet to and how internal auditors currendy use IT audit tools. It high- adopt popular tools. lights some of the areas where better use of such technologies could help audit shops. Software is never a guaranteed solution: The survey flags some familiar complaints about cumbersome tools that are difficult to use and hard to learn. But the survey 30 (NTERHAL AUD