1. IT AUDITING
CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT EVALUATING AUDIT QUALITY AND BEST PRACTICES

2. IT AUDITOR CAREER

3. Career Development Plan
Career path planning with management support
Definition of knowledge, skills, and abilities
Performance assessment
Performance counseling and feedback
Training
Professional development

6. Evaluating IT Audit Quality
Scope and Objectives of an IT Audit
Computerized Systems and Applications
Information Processing Facilities
Systems Development
Management of IT and Enterprise Architecture
Client/Server, Telecommunication, Intranets, and Extranet
The IT Auditor’s Role

7. Evaluating IT Audit Quality
Terms of Assessment
The IT Audit and Auditor Assessment Form
IT Audit Criteria
Audit Objectives
Fact Gathering
Audit Program
Audit Test
Use of Audit Tools
Conclusions
Findings
Recommendations
The Audit Report
Working Paper
Relations with the Auditee
Relation with Audit Management
Follow up of Audit Recommendations

8. Criteria for Assessing the Audit
Completeness
Pertinence
Accuracy
Appropriate Conclusions, Findings, and Recommendations
Follow up of Findings and Recommendations

9. Criteria for Assessing the Auditor
Timely
Inquisitive
Decisive
Initiative
Resourceful
Communication Skills
Judgment
Tact
Auditor knowledge

10. Best Practices Reason to learn Best Practices: To improve efficiency
To add value to client/auditee or organization
To aid in the advancement of technology
For insight into learning how others are performing audits faster and more efficiently and easily