by Sikandar Usmani | May 10, 2026 | Internal Audit
A bizarre question indeed. In a world full of disruptions that come uninvited, that’s the quirkiest query one could make or think of! And even more pertinent for the risk averse than the risk takers. Since there are always people who turn threats into opportunities...
by Sikandar Usmani | Apr 27, 2026 | Internal Audit
It shouldn’t matter even if it’s the last hour. If you like doing what you do, if you’re good at what you do, it shouldn’t matter at all even if it’s almost time for you to pack up and get going. You continue doing what you like, you continue doing what you’re good...
by Sikandar Usmani | Apr 12, 2026 | Internal Audit
In solitude even if I’m in the august company of my audit clients. In oblivion, when my initiatives were being taken ahead. Behind the scenes, when the targets my team consistently accomplished were being celebrated. Present at the executive table when what comes next...
by Sikandar Usmani | Apr 1, 2026 | GRC
Indeed, the situation could be that dire. The world as we know and have known is being robbed of the natural or let me say organic intellect with the premise of enhanced productivity and efficiency where it all started. Ever since the transition from the industrial...
by Sikandar Usmani | Mar 15, 2026 | Internal Audit
Yeah strikes! Because, with the right ingredients internal audit is indeed a force to be reckoned with! And owing to the conditions like organizational independence and objectivity of the approach, this is the only force that strives for sustainability, evolution and...
by Sikandar Usmani | Mar 1, 2026 | Internal Audit
Pre-Auditing: Thesis & Antitheses Why not pre-audit? When one can do it before it fails. When one can prevent it from becoming a problem. If internal audit is value adding, shouldn’t the value be added where and when it matters the most? Right where and when the...
by Sikandar Usmani | Feb 16, 2026 | Internal Audit
So, how do we recommend an auditor? But recommending for what exactly? For services? For hiring? To do what exactly? For a tick in the box, because you needed one to comply with the entity’s structural requirements? Or for getting the job done and objectives...
