(2018-12-07). Dr. Philipp Wilhelm gave a presentation at the meeting of Chief Audit Executives of IIA Switzerland's practice group for Industry, Commerce, Transportation and Media. He focus on how speed can make a difference for internal auditing. He shared his practical experience as Chief Audit Executive who has implemented Scrum as planning method and way of work in internal audit.
His speech pointed out how agility can be a driver of speed in internal auditing as it helps to eliminate bottlenecks in key internal audit processes such as planning, fieldwork, report writing, board interaction, and all administrative and strategic internal audit processes. Agile auditing is an option for how to audit at the speed of risk which is worthwhile to have a look at also for your internal auditing department. For more information on the IIA practice group Industry, Commerce, Transportation and Media, visit https://www.iias.ch/erfa-gruppen/industrie-handel-verkehr-medien/.
(2018-09-16). ACCA, IIA Switzerland and ISACA Switzerland gave a joint event on the Future of Audit on Sept 6, 2018, at the SwissRe Auditorium in Zurich. Dr. Philipp Wilhelm of the Schweizer Institut für Managementerneuerung represented the internal audit perspective as a speaker. The idea was to discuss relevant developments that will shape the future of our profession and will impact us as professionals. The topic was illuminated from four perspectives: regulator (Swiss Federal Audit Oversight Authority), internal audit, external audit, and IT audit. The other speakers were Frank Schneider, CEO, Swiss Federal Audit Oversight Authority; Thomas Stenz, former Chairman EY Switzerland and Board member in listed and non listed companies; Dr. Peter Weiss, SwissRe Head of IT Audit. To find out more about upcoming conferences of ISACA Switzerland, visit https://www.isaca.ch/de/weiterbildung/tagungen.html. To learn more about ACCA, visit https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/about-us.html.
(2018-05-18). On May 18, 2018, Philipp Wilhelm spoke on The Skill of Writing. He was invited as conference speaker of IIA Switzerland's practice group Industry, Commerce, Transportation and Media. In his speech, he gave hands-on examples of how internal auditors can write compelling messages in their audit reports. Excellent internal auditors often invest most of their time into finding innovative facts, sources of problems, uncontrolled risks or not yet seized opportunities. This is great but not enough - as internal auditors, we must be able to communicate our findings in a way that reaches our readers or listeners and creates real impact. The Skill of Writing is an essential part of the skillsets of today's successful internal auditor. In his speech, Philipp Wilhelm outlined a model for writing impactful audit reports.
For more information on the IIA practice group Industry, Commerce, Transportation and Media, visit https://www.iias.ch/erfa-gruppen/industrie-handel-verkehr-medien/.
(2018-06-06). Every two years, the professional association of internal auditors in Switzerland, the IIA Switzerland (SVIR/ASAI), gathers for a two-day congress. The aim is to train for latest skills, to share current knowledge and to get inspired by new ideas. At the first conference day, Dr. Philipp Wilhelm presented on the art of writing ("Die Kunst des Schreibens"). He introduced a framework for formulating impactful messages. The audience could practice their writing skills thanks to numerous good and bad examples.
There are two aspects of writing audit reports. The first one relates to how you write, your use of language, how you focus and keep your message clear and attractive, how you frame an issue in its context. The second aspect relates to the presentation of your writing - choosing a good layout, supplementing texts with oral presentations, ensuring an excellent impression at your audience. We need to have both aspects in our mind when we communicate as auditors. In the end, we need real world impact - even the best audit report is futile if there are no consequences that follow. To find out more about the next Swiss National IA Conference, visit https://www.iias.ch/aus-weiterbildung/nationale-konferenz/.
