Et Audit Case Study

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12. The conduct of the ET Audit was fraught with limitations and challenges. Another limitation was the lack of communication at all levels within the organisation to verify past information that was not properly recorded. Other factors affecting the process are as listed:

• Limited dedicated human resources were assigned to the audit coupled with continuous interruptions to work which included ceremonial parades, military funerals, mandated staff assistance to other departments, operational taskings and emergent fatigues and other details.
• There was a lack of clear and consistent communication of and support for the ET Audit regarding the authorisation for and importance of the audit also undermined the execution of the exercise. It was evident that Officers and Senior Rates did not communicate to their subordinates about the criticality of the ET Audit and its significance to them (subordinates).
• Several Officers and Senior Rates also failed to make their personnel available to the Committee, notwithstanding the promulgated authority, to investigate matters. This inability to access personnel from departments consistently challenged data collection efforts.
• Additionally, some Officers and Senior Rates attempted to interfere with and influence the investigations and deliberations of the Committee. Some reports …show more content…

Arising out of the findings of the Committee, several amendments to CGMs, changes to the governance and administration of the ET System and procedures for the conduct of ET I & II are critical in order to fix the organisation-wide failure of the ET System. Further, in order to prevent the reoccurrence of these issues, clear responsibilities and authority must be established and the ET System itself reviewed and revised. The recommended courses of action, in line with the intended purpose of ET I & II; namely to ensure that Leading Rates (LRs) and Petty Officers (POs) possessed a baseline proficiency in literacy and numeracy, are listed

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