Lean Auditing: Driving Added Value and Efficiency in Internal Audit

Closing Dedication & Thanks

For being there:

My (one and only) brother, Alan Paterson, and Sarah, James, Harry and Aimee. DB, Tante Francoise, Aunt Wilma, Aunt Cathy & Uncle Mick, Ann & Jerry and Linda & Peter.

I haven’t forgotten: Mum, Dad, Bernadette, Auntie Jean, Uncle Tom, Little Tom, my grandparents McLaughlan and Paterson and Father Kevin.

For their support over my professional career:

Peter Macrae, John Ward, Hugh Roe, Michael Herlihy, John Cole, John Goddard, Tim Watts, David McGregor, Derek Wood, Jon Symonds, Angela Hyde, Ralph Lewis, Liz Crede (and other colleagues in Sheppard Moscow), Barrie Thorpe, Henry Mintzberg (and all those involved in the IMPM programme), Michael Nolan, John Buchanan, Michele Hooper, Iwan Jenkins, Mannie Sher (and all at the Tavistock Institute) and David Harwood – for being my first client.

Lance Bell (at Visualise that) for the cartoons.

To other good friends and colleagues who have supported me over the years:

Paul Goldsmith, Marco Mai, Tony Crowley, Paul Ennis, David Powell, Jayne Mutter, Paul McNicholas, David Stephenson and Andrew Wright.

Helen Curran, for keeping tabs on everything, LJ, and Jane Stephens, for being a great sounding board, and supporting the idea of doing this book.

Colleagues in the IIA UK, CIPFA UK, MIS and elsewhere – thanks for your support.

To those in my Action Learning groups over the years (you know who you are!) – thank you for your challenge (most of the time) and your support.

For helpful advice:

John Davies, ...