AAWP Breakdown
This is the first section in the AAWP and defines the purpose and/or goal of the audit.
What is the audit objective?
A tool that helps visualize project phases and deadlines.
What is a Gantt chart?
This person oversees the audit and ensures alignment with the AAWP.
Who is the Audit Manager?
Decreases possibility or impact of risk.
What is a Risk Response Plan?
This document summarizes findings at the end of an audit.
What is the final audit report?
This section specifies who is responsible for what.
What is the detailed work plan?
In this phase, auditors develop the AAWP, define objectives, and assess risk to guide the audit approach
What is Planning?
This team member conducts fieldwork and gathers evidence.
Who is the Auditor?
The process of planning contingencies for possible obstacles.
What is risk mitigation?
This internal document tracks tasks, progress, and due dates.
What is a project tracker?
This part of the AAWP forecasts how long each phase will take.
What are the project milestones?
This hierarchical tool breaks down a project into manageable sections and is used to define the total scope of work.
What is the Work Breakdown Structure?
This individual reviews the final report before submission.
Who is the Reviewer? (Can be Audit Manager, Director and DAIG)
Unexpected events that cause changes to scope, budget or timeline.
What are project/quality constraints?
Used to communicate audit objectives to stakeholders.
What is an Announcement Letter?
This section helps ensure audit activities are completed on time and in sequence.
What are the detailed work steps?
This is a detailed guide for audit teams to follow when conducting OIG audits.
What is The USPS OIG Audit Playbook?
This group often facilitates communication between the audit team and the Postal Service stakeholders.
Who is the Corporate Audit & Response Management (CARM)?
This strategy is used when a risk is too costly to manage internally.
What is risk transfer?
Draft version of a key report submitted for feedback before finalization.
What is the draft audit report?
This section documents external parties involved or impacted by the audit.
What are the report addressees and stakeholders?
This is the sequence of phases to determine the minimum time needed for a project.
What is the Critical Path Method (CPM)?
Responsible for ensuring all audit report products complies with Government and OIG standards.
Who is the Quality, Systems and Accountability (QSA) team?
This is a chart that shows project risks in order of severity and likelihood.
What is the Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS) Tool?
This software scheduling tool helps project managers organize tasks, assign resources, and track progress using Gantt charts and timelines.
What is Microsoft Project?