An IS auditor who is participating in a systems development
project should:
A. recommend appropriate control mechanisms regardless of cost.
B. obtain and read project team meeting minutes to determine
the status of the project.
C. ensure that adequate and complete documentation exists
for all project phases.
D. not worry about his/her own ability to meet target dates
since work will progress regardless.
Answer / guest
Answer: C
An IS auditor who is participating in a systems development
life cycle project should ensure that adequate and complete
documentation exists for all project phases. Recommendations
for controls to minimize risks and exposures should consider
the relative costs involved. The IS auditor should attend
project team meetings and offer advice throughout, and the
IS auditor should be held to the same qualitative project
completion measures as the rest of the team.
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