The 2017 North American Pulse of Internal Audit report from The IIA’s Audit Executive Center® urges deeper examination of four often-overlooked risk areas and shows how strong leadership can instill self-confidence in internal auditors, boost management and the board’s confidence in the internal audit function, and heighten stakeholder confidence in the organization overall. 

The IIA’s Audit Executive Center® (AEC®) has gathered insight from leaders in the profession through the annual Pulse of Internal Audit survey since 2009. Each survey collects information about both established and emerging issues that are important to the profession as well as internal audit management metrics for staffing, budgeting, audit planning, and more.