The CAE reviews the status of the overall internal auditing plan with the auditing committee five times a year, on average. The success of the IAD is primarily measured against the criteria of whether the internal auditors are adding value to The Schwan Food Company. For example, are the major internal audit projects being completed? Is the IAD receiving requests form the business units for other projects? The CAE budgets approximately 80 percent of the internal audit staff time for projects identified through the risk assessment process, leaving 20 percent of their time open for