This Collaborative R&D project led by Engine B on 'Powering an open age of professional services’ was funded under the Next Generation Services challenge by Innovate UK. The project explored how making data more accessible though an innovative open data model promises to transform the future of audit. The project was led by Engine B with partners from Oxford Brookes Business School, University of Birmingham, Imperial College London, and Microsoft.

These reports present insights on our research exploring how making data more accessible promises to transform the future of audit. The project team at Oxford Brookes Business School undertook research with firms, regulators, stakeholders and clients to understand more about the changing audit landscape. You can download the 4 reports below.

The aim of the framework is to encourage firms, and teams therein, to think about the factors and conditions that are key to becoming future ready. Many of the issues that are central to becoming more future ready require a business model that is able to adapt - what we define in terms of the configuration of the firm. In order to innovate the configuration of the firm requires a clear understanding about how the firm creates value for clients.