Program Audit 2001 - Overview of process and findings

COLORADO STATE LIBRARY Program Audit 2001 Overview of Process and Findings This document contains a brief description of the process used to complete a program audit report requested by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget. To ensure objective analysis, the State Library hired an independent research consultant, Dr. Augusto Diana, to assist in the completion of the audit. Dr. Diana consulted on the processes described herein. Audit Process The State Library audit process began with the convening of an advisory team of key representatives knowledgeable about State Library services. The group included representatives from all of the individual projects to be audited, three independent library specialists, key CDE management staff (Nancy Bolt, Jim Schubert), and a CDE Budget Office representative (Grace Sprik). Finally, an independent research consultant, Dr. Augusto Diana, was involved to help build the process, and to serve as an outside, objective feedback source. The audit advisory team met monthly beginning shortly after the first of the year (January, 2001), and met for roughly 5 months. The research consultant was asked to review relevant literature on performing audits, and to provide a summary for the group of methodological options for the group to review. Several key agreements emerged out of the audit advisory team. First, a common methodology, known as Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA), would be utilized by all ...