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When we set out to write this book, we soon realized the immensity of the challenges and opportunities we were facing. No matter how vast our knowledge and experience and how many books we read, we could not operate alone: we needed our Agile team!

This book would not have been possible without the help of all our former bosses and audit teams who taught us about auditing. We are very grateful to our fellow audit professionals as a whole. Without them, we would not have had great examples of lessons learned and ideas on improving audit processes. We acknowledge that Agile auditing would not have been possible if it were not for the authors and practitioners who pioneered Agile frameworks in system development and other organizational initiatives. Additionally, the Agile auditing framework wouldn't be where it is if it were not for our Agile auditing clients, conference participants, and classroom students who challenged our thinking and confirmed our approach. The bosses, fellow auditors, authors, practitioners, clients, conference participants, and students are too numerous to list, but we thank them all.

We especially want to express our gratitude to the magnificent and supportive staff of our publisher, John Wiley & Sons. They know their business and do things right. Sheck Cho, Elisha Benjamin, and Susan Cerra, you made this book happen. You unknowingly helped us confirm that using the Agile framework, anything can be done. We thank our many colleagues, friends, and family members who have played a pivotal role in completing this book or learning key concepts, or both.

Raven is especially thankful for the following:

 Ceciliana Watkins, friend and co‐author, for stepping in to help me write the book, editing the book, and sharing her unique expertise and perspective as a government auditor.

 Carmen Catlin, sparkling daughter, for her beautiful smiles, warm hugs, encouraging words, and for being our delightful illustrator.

 Jean Louk, Mom, for her endless love and support.

 Christina Magargle, sister, for always knowing every one of my smallest thoughts and needs to finish the book even before I knew them.

 Vicki McIntyre, friend, for being a voice of reason and encouragement and for her endless hours editing the book.

Ceciliana is especially thankful for the following:

 Raven Catlin, friend and co‐author, for her sharing audit knowledge, believing in me, and providing opportunities to expand my creativity and brain.

 Pheary Watkins, husband extraordinaire, for his never‐ending support and for making my dreams come true.

 Helm Zinser‐Watkins, my marvelous child, for editorial skills, support, and love and kindness in all my pursuits.

 Nancy Goldberg, friend and colleague with the biggest heart and support in all my pursuits, and through her deep thinking, logic, and thoughtful conversations throughout the years helped keep me focused on the right goals.

 Kathleen Webb, friend and colleague, for her support, insightful advice, fantastic brain, and adroit teachings and conversations in Agile and Lean practices, invaluable to my thinking process.

 Evelyn Calderon‐Yee, friend and colleague, for her continuous support and belief in all of my innovative ideas, and her effective implementation of our Agile auditing framework.

 Judith W. Umlas, my kindred spirit, for her support and feedback and her unstoppable passion for helping the world become a better place by teaching how to be a grateful Agile leader and use the power of acknowledgment.