This course will introduce you to the methods used as organizations builds an enterprise information system architecture within an environment of internal control. Topics include information system planning, management and usage, the development, acquisition and maintenance of these technologies and their impact on the organization’s business processes.
Course Objectives
- Evaluate the business case for the proposed investments in information systems acquisition, development, maintenance and subsequent retirement to determine whether it meets business objectives.
- Evaluate IT supplier selection and contract management processes service levels and requisite controls are met.
- Evaluate the project management framework and controls to determine whether business requirements are achieved in a cost-effective manner while managing risks to the organization.
- Conduct reviews to determine whether a project is progressing in accordance with project plans, is adequately supported by documentation, and has timely and accurate status reporting.
- Evaluate controls for information systems during the requirements, acquisition, development and testing standards, procedures and applicable external requirements.
- Evaluate the readiness of information systems for implementation and migration into production to determine whether project deliverables, controls and the requirements are met.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews of systems to determine whether project deliverables, controls and the requirements are met.