1. Planning meeting - 4 November 2017
2018 Work plan OVERVIEW
Planning meeting - 4 November 2017

2. OUR VISION OUR VALUES OUR MISSION
Making a difference in the performance of SAIs
OUR VALUES
Innovation and creativity
Developing competence
Enhancing confidence
Improving credibility
OUR MISSION
AFROSAI-E is, through innovation, committed to cooperate with and support its member SAIs to enhance their institutional capacity to successfully fulfil their audit mandates, thereby making a difference to the lives of citizens

3. 2018 work plan overview – key focus areas
Roll out of the new CAM and FAM
Implementing e-learning
Integration
PFM
Small audit package

4. Strategic imperatives

5. 1. Professionalising Public Sector Auditing and Accounting
Activities of the interim Oversight Board
3 x Interim Oversight Board Meetings
Implementation plan
Roll-out of strategy (Position paper, accelerated learning (curriculum development), communication material and stakeholder map)
Steering committee meetings
Sub-regional workshops / pilot projects (IFAC: Zimbabwe)
Interactions with role-players on Professionalisation & GFG
AU, IFAC, PAOs, PAFA, AFROSAI, TFIAB, PAIB
Manager(s) - Bruce
Partner(s) – GIZ, SNAO?

6. 2. Being a credible voice for beneficial change
Communicating effectively with stakeholders
Strengthening external stakeholder relations: toolkit, development & training
SAI / PAC e-learning tool roll-out monitoring
Internal Communication toolkit
Report writing skills
Facilitation skills for SMEs
Manager(s) – Gordon, Annerie
Partner(s) – GIZ, SNAO

7. 2. Being a credible voice for beneficial change
Leading by example
SAIs Integrated reporting (Reporting on impact) (2nd workshop? Following up on 1st workshop through QA - implementation)
Development of core values of SAIs (Culture values and fit, assessments)
Strategic planning and risk management training
Including IntoSAINT: including ethical conduct and behaviour (2 SAI visits)
Manager(s) – Gordon, Marianna
Partner(s) – ?

8. 3. Turning Leadership from Capacity into Capability
SLDP (3 modules)
Module 3 (completion of the course that commenced in 2017
Modules 1 and 2
SAI Rwanda follow up workshop for senior and top managers (DFID)
Manager(s) – Gordon, Marianna
Partner(s) – SNAO

9. 3. Turning Leadership from Capacity into Capability
MDP
MDP tool enhancements (Consolidation of concepts)
Roll out of the Integrated Competency Framework & Assessment tool
Facilitation workshops for MDP champions
MDP workshops (DAGs and Senior managers)
MDP roll-out workshops and follow up support visits at SAIs (Mauritius, Tanzania, Rwanda, Swaziland, Botswana, Malawi, others on request)
Manager(s) – Gordon, Marianna
Partner(s) – SNAO, GIZ (Malawi)

10. 4. Driving Innovation and Creativity
Application of modern information technology
Audit software development and Electronic Working Papers
IT Audit research & innovative methodologies
Cyber security in Government
ICT workshop - SAIs' systems & self assessments
IT audit self assessments & country visits
Quality assurance reviews: 4
Manager(s) – Fredrick
Partner(s) – OAGN

11. 4. Driving Innovation and Creativity
International Developments
Track international developments (continuous)
PFM reporting framework (to be linked to SAI audit planning and fiscal governance)
ICBF: Training SAIs on the framework?
Manager(s) – Edmond, Gorden and Annerie
Partner(s) – ?

12. 4. Driving Innovation and Creativity
Audit innovation – Regularity audit
Current
Local government
Fiscal governance
Extractive industries (including revenue from natural resources)
Fraud and corruption?
Environmental audit on coastal areas
The Global Fund on auditing of donor funds
Manager(s) – Edmond, Nonhlanhla, Nike, Melissa
Partner(s) – ?

13. 4. Driving Innovation and Creativity
Audit innovation – Regularity audit
New / future research topics
Research on the audit of small entities incl. small audit package
Accounting for auditors – IPSAS
Strategy for Environmental audit & integration of environment audit for regularity and performance audits
Reliance on contracted out audits (PASAI?)
Infrastructure development audit issues (PPPs)

14. 4. Driving Innovation and Creativity
Audit innovation – Performance audit
Performance audit for regularity auditors: Understanding the relationship between regularity and performance auditing / shared risk assessments and follow up of report items
Key outcomes from performance audits: the audit selection process
Manager(s) – Christina, Joshua
Partner(s) – SNAO

15. Operational interventions

16. 1. Technical Capacity Building – Regularity Auditing
Review and update existing materials
FAM & CAM (audit flow, audit performance information & management systems, e-learning material and documenting audit evidence)
3 sub-regional training workshops (reaching all auditors at the SAIs?)
Bilateral programmes
Ethiopia, Liberia
Manager(s) – Edmond
Partner(s) – ?

17. 1. Technical Capacity Building – Regularity Auditing
Training, support interventions and customisation of materials
Customisation of material – audit manuals
Bilateral support programmes: Rwanda, Eritrea, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Nigeria, Gambia and Sudan)
QA capacity building and reviews
Follow up training of all QA reviewers for 2018? (e-learning, webinars)
Quality assurance reviews: 8
Update QA Handbook
In-country supervision and review workshops
Manager(s) – Josephine, Edmond and Nonhlanhla
Partner(s) –

18. 1. Technical Capacity Building – Regularity Auditing
IT Auditing
Collaborative IT audit on IFMIS Security (Epicor & Oracle)
Update of IT Audit Manual and Working Papers
IT Audit Managers – Supervision & Review
Champions Program for IT Auditors
IT Audit Training for Regularity Auditors
On-site support to SAIs: IT Audit & ICT support
Manager(s) – Fredrick
Partner(s) – OAGN

19. 2. Technical Capacity Building – Performance Auditing
Review & updating of existing audit material
Training, support interventions & customisation
Customisation of audit flow workshop
Supervision and review workshop for senior managers
3-module courses – 4 workshops
Data analysis (quantitative & qualitative)
Manager(s) – Joshua and Christina
Partner(s) – SNAO, CAAF

20. 2. Technical Capacity Building – Performance Auditing
Quality assurance capacity building reviews
Training and certification of QA reviewers for 2018?
Quality assurance reviews (2 visits?)
Bilateral support visits (8 visits)
Quality control training workshop
Prize for the best performance audit report
Manager(s) – Joshua and Christina
Partner(s) – SNAO

21. 3. Institutional level – SAIs
Human resources
Roll out of HR Handbook, including courseware
HR & Change management support visits to SAIs
Management of the Training function
Professionalisation of the SAI HR practitioner
HR assessments tools (recruitment, performance and advancement
Development of Generic Competency Framework – development and support visits
Manager(s) – Marianna
Partner(s) – ?

22. 3. Institutional level – SAIs
Communication
Research and develop new internal communication tools
Support visits to SAIs – incorporate in MDP
Development of Communication e-learning module on internal communication
Innovative technical research paper / brochure published
Annual communication training update
Manager(s) – Annerie
Partner(s) – ?

23. 3. Institutional level – SAIs
Other functions
Annual legal practitioners development workshop(?)
Financial and administrative services
Curriculum development
E-learning on skills development
Manager(s) – Rod
Partner(s) – ?

24. 4. Executive Secretariat
Governance, oversight & reporting
Governing Board Meeting – Rwanda 7 to 10 May 2018
Operational planning meeting – Nov 2018
Technical committee – Dates TBC
Updates and refresher workshops – Nov 2018
Communication with stakeholders
Facilitation training for secretariat technical managers

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