Working with Applications - MindGrove Training

WORKING WITH APPLICATIONS

COURSE OVERVIEW

Modern audit teams agree on the need to review applications whilst they are still under development. Such audits are often seen as subjects for IT Auditors, and as they are in limited supply, a backlog of work for the IT Auditor or poor audit coverage by a non-specialist may be the end result. This course provides insight and enough key skills knowledge to enable a non-technical auditor to deal with most application-under-development reviews.

COURSE BENEFITS

Skills:

After completion of this course, you will be able to:

Describe the interface between applications and systems infrastructures
Explain how risk arises in the provision of applications to meet organisational objectives
Understand the types of risk that arise from high, intermediate and low level application process flows
Define and audit the roles of end-users in respect of applications
Understand a typical software development life cycle
Plan for reviews, throughout the software development life cycle, of significant applications being developed
Audit applications under development throughout the software development life cycle
Review, after implementation, the control effectiveness of a completed application

Support Materials:

This course is accompanied by a substantial manual that includes full briefing notes, explanations, illustrations and a work programme for reviewing applications.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is open to all. The core of the course lies in the understanding of application risks and how these can be designed out of an application during the systems development process. The course uses real-world examples and practical exercises to ensure participants spend most of their time consolidating their skills.

COURSE Programme

Information systems and application interfaces