Ep 262: The Importance of Feedback Loops w/ Clarissa Lucas

This week on The Audit Podcast, our guest is Clarissa Lucas, author of Beyond Agile Auditing. Back by popular demand, Clarissa discusses whether auditing with agility is more of a mindset or a methodology—and why focusing on the why matters more than the how. She shares practical ways teams can move from a "practice-first" approach to an agile mindset and highlights key agile practices supported by recent research she's translated for the audit community.   Be sure to connect with Clarissa on LinkedIn.   Also, be sure to follow us on our social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.   Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check the full video interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel.   Timecodes:   2:15 – Clarissa's Favorite AI Prompt 10:46 – Auditing With Agility 14:18 – Shifting the Mindset Around Agile Methodology 17:04 – Anchoring to the "Why" 19:02 – Why a "Practices-First" Approach Doesn't Work 21:50 – How to Effectively Measure the "Why" 27:43 – The Importance of Feedback Loops 31:17 – Breaking Work into Smaller, Manageable Batches 32:09 – Helpful Resources for Auditors 36:10 – Use Case Corner: Managing Too Many Stand-Ups 41:10 – Final Thoughts   *   This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.  Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.