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Systems Under Development (Audit Guide) - March 1, 1991



Appendix H: Audit Program for the Post-Installation Stage

Stage: 7. Post-installation Stage

Objective: 7.A To establish that the system operates in accordance with the design objectives and other measurement criteria, and project costs/benifits have been achieved.

Criterion: 7.A.1 A formal post-installation review has been undertaken and the results reported to management.

Audit Step: 7.A.1.1 Has a Post-Installation report or similar document been prepared?

Y N N/A Comments XREF
         

Audit Step: 7.A.1.2 Verify that it contains the following:

  • documentation of the system's actual achievements
  • comparison of those achievements against the original objectives
  • recommendations for improvements
  • actual resource use, compared to the original plan, with reasons for variance
  • actual milestones achieved, compared to the original plan, with reasons for variance
  • updated cost/benefit analysis
Y N N/A Comments XREF
         

Audit Step: 7.A.1.3 Verify actual resource use in source documents.

Y N N/A Comments XREF
         

Audit Step: 7.A.1.4 Verify the updated cost/benefit analysis against source documents.

Y N N/A Comments XREF
         

Audit Step: 7.A.1.5 Determine that the updated cost/benefit analysis has taken into consideration the human resource impact requirements.

Y N N/A Comments XREF