Leveraging Data Analytics Beyond Assurance

Author
Jugo, Luis;
Calderon, Marta
Date issued
Sep 2014
This presentation gives an overview of the importance of creating a data analytics strategy in an internal audit department. It describes reasons for having a data analytics strategy, where to start (steps) when formulating a strategy, typical challenges to be addressed, what should be the focus of the strategy, and how to analyze the data analytics capability and usage maturity. Finally, it presents the IDB experience implementing a data analytics strategy for its internal audit activities.