Continuous Improvement in Internal Auditing is a Must not a Luxury Synopsis An update on the impact of quality programmes, including ISO 9000, on continuous improvement in organizations and internal auditing. Discussed are ISO 9000: 2000, Principle 6,

Continual Improvement and the European Organization for Quality vision for quality in Europe – ‘Those who do not constantly improve will not only stand still, but fall behind.’
Both support and encourage a continuous need for cutting edge to be seen in all quality programmes.
Based on an article by the author, published in the European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing, December 2005 Newsletter, www.eciia.org After Reading the Case Study Consider:
1. What are the implications for continuous improvement in your organization’s internal auditing ‘All organizations worldwide now operate in global “e-commerce” market places with new customer quality requirements and demands’?
2. How are you balancing your continuous improvement needs in internal auditing: ‘Those that want to compete successfully in the future   have to balance all stakeholders’
expectations and continually improve internal efficiency and anticipate future trends’ ?