Software Development Audits Based on COBIT and IEEE Standards

Audience

This course is for audit/assurance, IT managers, project managers, consultants, information security, configuration management, software maintenance, business analysis, software designers and executive managers.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have worked on at least one major IT system in a development operational or audit capacity.

Duration

4 days. (Note: This course can be delivered as a two day event focussed on any one individual module listed in Specialist Subjects.)

Course Objectives

This course will enable delegates to conduct both high level and detailed audits on the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) from requirements specification through to implementation and the supporting disciplines of project management, quality assurance, configuration management and documentation.

Course Content

Creating the Audit
Benefits of an IT Audit
COBIT and IEEE Standards
Audit Questionnaires
Customising the Questions

Specialist Subjects
The Software Requirements Specification (SRS) using the IEEE software engineering Standard 830-1998
Software Design Descriptions (SDDs) based on IEEE software engineering standard 1016-1998
The Software Configuration Management Plan (SCMP) using IEEE standards 828-1998
Software Development Lifecycle using relevant IEEE software engineering standards
Software Maintenance to IEEE software engineering standards 1219-1998
Software Quality Assurance using IEEE software engineering standard 730-2002
The Software Verification and Validation (V&V) Processes to meet IEEE software engineering standard 1012-1998

Implementing the Audit
Benefits of an IT Audit
Supporting Evidence
Developing a Remediation plan
Implementing the Remediation plan
Continuous Improvement Plan