Cost recovery of problems identified as a result of over billings or overcharges are a commonly expected outcome. Not all organizations are focused solely on that single-minded objective. Rather, proactive management and prudent managerial business practices will provide more emphasis on prevention, rather than recovery. While audits can be used as an effective tool – it is always more desirable to prevent money from “going out the door” than it is to attempt to recover audit findings through a post-project audit process. Also, some organizations use audits to provide assurances that their processes and controls are working as designed (and are therefore sometimes disappointed with significant audit findings). Regardless, audit results (good, bad or indifferent) are “by-products” of the audit process and such results can provide significant value to an organization.