Antonio Magallanes Villamor, Jr.Head, Internal Audit Unit| International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasCairo, Cairo, Egypt
I am interested to know if there is anyone here are internal auditors who are dabbling/immersing in the PM profession. I am interested to know your thoughts and experiences. Saving Changes...
I've been on the responding side of IA audits of project delivery processes within a PMO. So long as auditors are auditing against a set of control objectives rather than against following a documented process rigidly, then there is much similarity to PMs who follow a set of principles for managing projects but recognize that "it depends" is the only correct answer for most general project management questions.
Kiron
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1 reply by Antonio Magallanes Villamor, Jr.
Nov 13, 2019 9:14 AM
Antonio Magallanes Villamor, Jr.
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Thank you.
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Lakeisha DoylePM ConsultantSterling Heights, Mi, United States
From auditing, I learned the organizational structure, vocabulary, policies and processes. The experience helped me deliver quality projects because I was familiar with related processes. Saving Changes...
In one of my previous role, I did not have a clue I was going to be tasked almost like an internal auditor for a specific accounting/finance process until after a few weeks of joining. I started with the mindset of PM-type work but towards the end of contract term, it all made sense why I was hired for it so yes, definitely would agree both can be complimentary in my case but am glad I had gained some PM skills beforehand.
Interesting discussion thank you for bringing up this topic Antonio.
Antonio Magallanes Villamor, Jr.Head, Internal Audit Unit| International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasCairo, Cairo, Egypt
Nov 11, 2019 5:31 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Antonio -
I've been on the responding side of IA audits of project delivery processes within a PMO. So long as auditors are auditing against a set of control objectives rather than against following a documented process rigidly, then there is much similarity to PMs who follow a set of principles for managing projects but recognize that "it depends" is the only correct answer for most general project management questions.
Kiron
Thank you. Saving Changes...
Antonio Magallanes Villamor, Jr.Head, Internal Audit Unit| International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasCairo, Cairo, Egypt
Nov 12, 2019 4:56 PM
Replying to Suzi MS
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In one of my previous role, I did not have a clue I was going to be tasked almost like an internal auditor for a specific accounting/finance process until after a few weeks of joining. I started with the mindset of PM-type work but towards the end of contract term, it all made sense why I was hired for it so yes, definitely would agree both can be complimentary in my case but am glad I had gained some PM skills beforehand.
Interesting discussion thank you for bringing up this topic Antonio.
Thank you. Saving Changes...
Antonio Magallanes Villamor, Jr.Head, Internal Audit Unit| International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasCairo, Cairo, Egypt
Thank you all guys for taking the time in providing your feedback. Your inputs provide me some thoughts, which I will synthesize shortly and share it anew with you. Saving Changes...
