Auditing has evolved from the basic third party verification of business accounts to broader checks on behalf of stakeholders of the three imperatives of conduct, these being the social, environmental as well as the economic activities of organisations. Auditing is not just about accounting anymore, and may focus on completely different fields such as social and environmental management systems. In this triangulation study, experienced auditors from eight different countries were interviewed and asked to share their perspectives and some experiences from their auditing work. The auditing standards encountered in the interviews covered areas including environmental management systems, corporate social responsibility and social compliance. The interviews revealed that time issues were generally the greatest challenge to most auditors, but that there were also many other issues over and above the issues related to the three imperatives of conduct.

The work summary problems of information systems audit and use these findigs while performing information system audit in a real company. Audit is performed using COBIT methodology and it respects not only requirements set by methodology but even special requirements set by organization. The work is also checking usability of COBIT methodology while performing audit in the conditions of medium size czech company.

The diploma thesis analyzes the current situation of the information system in the company iPARTNER, s.r.o. from various perspectives and, based on the findings, recommends a suitable solution for improving the current state of the information system. The recommended changes should bring value especially by speeding up and simplifying recording and reporting of services provided by the company, improving communication among team members and raising employee awareness of the importance of IS security.

Staten fører tilsyn med at kommunene i Norge oppfyller lovkrav som gjelder for kommunehelsetjenesten. Siden 1995 har tilsynsmetodikken i hovedsak vært systemrevisjon. I tillegg til at Fylkeslegen/Helsetilsynet i fylket kontrollerer at lovbestemmelser blir fulgt, er systemrevisjonene ment å bidra til systematisk forbedringsarbeid i kommunehelsetjenesten. Målsettingen med denne studien har vært å beskrive hvordan systemrevisjoner påvirker forbedringsarbeidet. Dette er en kvalitativ studie gjennomført som et case-study i to norske fylker. Datainnsamlingen ble gjort høsten 2001 gjennom dokumentgranskning og i fire fokusgrupper – to i hvert fylke. Det ble fokusert på hvilke forventninger 28 ansatte (14 ledere og 14 ”førstelinjepersonell”) i 19 ulike kommuner hadde til systemrevisjonene, hvordan resultatene var håndtert i kommunen og hvilken nytte de ansatte mente tilsynet hadde hatt. Resultatet viser at systemrevisjonene fikk fart på prosesser i kommunene. Tilsynet forarget noen og gledet andre. Hovedskillet går mellom et ønske om hjelp til faglig forbedring av helsetjenesten og ønsket om et friere kommunalt selvstyre. Det var tre forhold ved gjennomføringen av tilsynet som viste seg å være betydningsfulle med tanke på å bidra til systematisk forbedringsarbeid i kommunehelsetjenesten: språket/kommunikasjonen, individuell tilpasning og at kommunens øverste ledelse ble direkte involvert under tilsynsbesøket / Norwegian Board of Health controls that the municipal authorities in Norway fulfil their legal obligations as regards the municipal health service. Since 1995 system auditing has been the main method of supervision. In addition to Norwegian Board of Health in the Counties controlling that the legal obligations of the municipalities are upheld, system audits are meant to encourage systematic improvement efforts in the municipal health services. The aim of this essay has been to describe how the system audits affect improvement efforts. This is a qualitative study conducted as a case study in two Norwegian counties. Data collection was done during the autumn of 2001, by studying documents and in four focus groups – two in each county. The main focus was on what expectations 28 employees (14 leaders and 14 professionals) in 19 different municipalities had to the system audits, how the results were handled in the municipalities, and how useful the employees felt that the auditing had been. The results show that the system audits lead to greater activity in processes in the municipalities. The audits upset some and pleased others. The main differences were between a wish for more aid regarding professional improvements of the health service and a desire for greater municipal autonomy. Three areas of the audits were shown to be important for encouraging systematic improvement efforts in the municipal service: language/communication, individual adjustments, and that the municipality top management was directly involved during the audits.

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The thesis deals with audit quality and auditor selection. These can indeed have a significant effect on audit quality. The introductory chapters of the thesis describe a quality in general form. It offers a basic characteristic of audit and auditor. It is deal with a legislative framework, necessary standards and another regulation of audit quality. Subsequently, it explains control system of audit quality in the Czech Republic and it describes watchdog bodies in the Czech Republic. After that the publication of Federation of European Accountants (FEE) from 2013 is analysed and criteria are presented. These criteria proceed from survey of FEE and determine the auditor selection. In conclusion it deals with application of discovered information on the individual practical examples of application for execution of audit or other audit services. This achieved information is used to create a sample form. This sample form of application for execution of audit could serve to improve of audit quality in the first stage of auditor selection. The ISO standards, book of Audit and the FEE publication are the main information source for the thesis.

A Design System is a single source of truth for an organisation’s products helping designers and developers realise an idea in an efficient workflow. Sometimes, a Design System can become inefficient, leading to problems like increasing design inconsistencies, delayed design workflow, unclear design guidelines, and increasing use of UI elements outside the Design System. A similar set of problems were identified in a rapidly growing electronics software startup, and out of all the Design System components, a checkbox is picked to showcase the redesign process. This led to the research question, “What are the key design challenges faced while redesigning a fragmented checkbox component in a startup?”. To tackle such problems, some methods like: Design System audit, stakeholder interviews, dot voting, secondary research, ideation, survey, and diary studies were used to gather insights. Five to ten internal stakeholders took part in most of the research activities. Four prominent challenges were discovered during the entire incremental redesign process. First is the difficulty in locating multiple instances of a UI component from various design files. Second is the difficulty in manually replacing the old with new UI components to visualise them in the context of many UI components and screens. The third is the difficulty in evaluating the redesigned UI components. Last is the challenge of transitioning the current UI screens with new UI components in bulk. It is challenging from the state of discovery until the test and transition. Consistent documentation and bulk action Figma plugins such as Similayer can be useful for a smooth transition. / Ett designsystem är en gemensam källa med anvisningar för en organisations produkter, som hjälper designers och utvecklare att förverkliga en idé i ett effektivt arbetsflöde. Ibland kan ett designsystem bli ineffektivt, vilket leder till problem som mer inkonsekventa designlösningar, försenat designarbetsflöde, oklara designriktlinjer och ökad användning av lånade UI-element från utanför designsystemet. En liknande uppsättning problem identifierades i en snabbt växande startup med fokus på elektronikprogramvara, och av alla designsystemkomponenter är en kryssruta markerad för att visa upp omdesignprocessen. Detta ledde till forskningsfrågan, "Vilka är de viktigaste designutmaningarna när manomdesignar en fragmenterad kryssrutekomponent i en startup?". För att ta itu med sådana problem användes metoder som: Designsystemrevision (Design System audit), intressentintervjuer, punktomröstning (dot voting), sekundär forskning, idéering, enkät och dagboksstudier för att samla in insikter. Fem till tio interna intressenter deltog i de flesta av dessa aktiviteter. Fyra huvudsakliga utmaningar upptäcktes under den inkrementella omdesignprocessen. Den första är svårigheten att hitta flera instanser av en UI-komponent från olika designfiler. Den andra är svårigheten att manuellt ersätta äldre UI-komponenter för att visualisera dem tillsammans med flera olika UI-komponenter och skärmar. Den tredje är svårigheten att utvärdera de omdesignade UI-komponenterna. Sist är utmaningen att enkelt uppdatera alla de existerande gränsnitten med nya UI-komponenter i ett svep. Vi ser med andra ord utmaningar ända från designprocessens initiala skede till testet och övergången. Konsekvent dokumentation och ”bulk action” Figma-plugins som Similayer kan vara användbara för en smidig övergång.

Graduation theses is directed on the Management System and the characteristics of the company and its development since 2003. Theses is introduced on the Integrated Management System, which consists of the Quality Management System, the Environmental Management System and the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series. The theses is especially directed on the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series. Management System is analyzed and steps are recommended to improve these processes.