We are back again! What we brought to 2021: tips on how to start the new year prepared!
I don’t know about you, but I have the feeling that my Christmas vacation was months ago and we’re all back in the swing of things. Of course, not least because of the lockdown, some processes are still at a standstill in one place or another at the start of the year, but once again […]
This was our 2020 at zapliance
Let’s start with a question. When was the last time you had a conversation with someone without talking about Corona? It does honestly feel like forever to me – and I am guessing I won’t be able to completely avoid the topic in this article either. Since March Corona has followed us wherever we go, […]
The new IIA Competency Framework: Can the auditor of the future benefit from it?
My name is Alexander Rühle and I have been the CEO of zapliance for 6 years now. But before I started zapliance together with partners, I worked as an auditor for many years – and just like it was for my colleagues, the topic of career planning was always on my mind. After all, if […]
Difficult people – and how auditors can best deal with them.
The following article is part of our blog article series “The Future of Auditing” The topic today: Auditors work with people from different departments every day. But when these people are difficult, then cooperation becomes difficult. In this article, you can find out how you can also succeed in finding the basis for good cooperation […]
Your feedback implemented in zap Audit 2.5.0: Simplify your work now!
Let’s start with a question: Has your email inbox actually changed in the last 6 months? Strange question you think? The reason I ask is the following: In our last OKR planning for Q4, Felix, our zap Audit Product Lead, told me that he received 50% more emails from customers in the last 6 months than in […]
The OKR Method – And Whether It Is Suitable for Auditors.
The following article is part of our blog series the “The Future of Audit” What is the reason for an in-depth confrontation with this topic you might ask? We at zapliance are a team of auditors, scientists and developers and we have noticed over the past few years, that the general conditions of auditing are changing […]
How can auditors prepare for another potential tightening of corona measures?
My name is Alexander Rühle and I have been a passionate auditor since 2006 and have been the CEO at zapliance for 5 years by now. Just yesterday I had a very long conversation with a fellow auditor about the current situation the whole world is in right now and the influence of Corona on […]
Research on agility in auditing: Help Moritz and take his survey
Monday morning Alex forwarded me an email in which Moritz asked him to participate in a survey for his master dissertation. Today, four days later, we wrote a blog article and are supporting his work by asking you to participate in the survey. Now this could mean, you could give me a virtual pat on […]
How do auditors manage to maintain appropriate relationships with their colleagues from the specialist departments?
The following article is part of our blog series “The Future of Audit“ What is the reason for an in-depth confrontation with this topic you might ask? We at zapliance are a team of auditors, scientists and developers and we have noticed over the past few years, that the general conditions of auditing are changing […]
How does the auditor of the future manage to be open to new ideas?
The following article is part of our blog series “The Future of Audit“ What is the reason for an in-depth confrontation with this topic you might ask? We at zapliance are a team of auditors, scientists and developers and we have noticed over the past few years, that the general conditions of auditing are changing […]