The Software Audit Guide

This software audit guide does not offer a one-size-fits-all approach; instead, it outlines areas to audit and questions that should be asked within these areas. The book offers a customizable checklist with about 1,300 questions as a starting point, covering different audit areas at different life-cycle phases. An auditor with a background in software will have an advantage when working with the questions, but it is not required, because the author explains the questions and gives insight into the different areas. Material is presented in sections on audit fundamentals, activities, constants, and processes, with each chapter designed as a stand-alone section of an audit. The book includes material on two new areas that are often ignored in audit and software books: schedules as a development window, and hidden software. Helgeson has taught software classes at Pima Community College in Arizona and Wake Forest Community College in North Carolina. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)