Which of the following group/individuals should assume
overall direction and responsibility for costs and
timetables of system development projects?
A. User management
B. Project steering committee
C. Senior management
D. Systems development management
Answer / guest
Answer: B
The project steering committee is ultimately responsible for
all costs and timetables. User management assumes ownership
of the project and the resulting system. Senior management
commits to the project and approves the resources necessary
to complete the project. System development management
provides technical support for the hardware and software
environments by developing, installing and operating the
requested system.
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The responsibility, authority and accountability of the IS audit function is documented appropriately in an audit charter and MUST be: A. approved by the highest level of management. B. approved by audit department management. C. approved by user department management. D. changed every year before commencement of IS audits.
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