Is 2014 the Time to Consider Virtual Auditing?

摘要

At a time when compliance auditing is continually expanding its reach to cover new programs, such as sustainability and social responsibility, the overall reach of audit programs is often constrained by funding and the availability of personnel. Auditing professionals are now harnessing technology to conduct some types of audits virtually, rather than by traveling long distances to audit sites. As this article explains, virtual auditing can add significant flexibility to audit programs.