ICTICT533Conduct quality audit of IT system design specifications

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What an assessment for ICTICT533 must cover

38 assessable components: 3 elements (17 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 14 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare to audit system designs

  • 1.1Confirm work brief and tasks according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 1.2Identify system on which the quality audit will be performed according to work brief
  • 1.3Select techniques and methodologies for audit of system design
  • 1.4Identify automated and manual controls that depend on information technology (IT) system
  • 1.5Confirm system access for required quality audit
  • 1.6Prepare audit plan for required specifications according to organisational and legislative requirements

2 Implement audit plan

  • 2.1Access system to be audited and required resources
  • 2.2Collect evidence about the functionality and quality of the in-scope system according to audit plan
  • 2.3Identify IT system control deficiencies and weaknesses
  • 2.4Document audit outcomes according to work brief
  • 2.5Document any issues detected in audit according to work brief

3 Finalise findings

  • 3.1Obtain and review system contract through required means
  • 3.2Compare system functionality against system contract according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 3.3Analyse instances of non-compliance and points where system design does not reflect contract details according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 3.4Document recommended options for corrective action according to work brief
  • 3.5Disclose audit findings according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 3.6Save documentation and quality audit in secure location according to organisational requirements.

Performance evidence

  • conduct at least one quality audit of the design specifications of at least two different information technology (IT) systems, where the work must include: evaluating at least three different aspects of an organisation’s system design; identifying at least one system control weakness and at least one system control deficiency.
  • In the course of the above, the candidate must: create audit documentation according to organisational and legislative requirements; apply required organisational policies and procedures.

Knowledge evidence

  • methods to: develop audit criteria and quality benchmarks
  • methods to: access IT systems for quality audit
  • methods to: conduct quality audits of IT system designs
  • methods to: identify IT system non-compliance, control deficiencies and weaknesses
  • functions and features of IT automated and manual controls
  • types of IT included in system audits, including: programs; program developments and changes; computer operations
  • types of tools and resources used for quality audits
  • types of audit documentation techniques
  • methods to: compare audit findings against system contracts
  • methods to: disclose audit findings
  • features and applications of audit plans, including: audit criteria and quality benchmarks that reflect organisational and legislative requirements; methods for auditing IT system design and identifying IT system control deficiencies and weaknesses; resources required to undertake quality audit; projected timelines
  • types of system design principles, specification standards and system contracts
  • organisational formats for documentation and reporting audit findings
  • organisational policies and procedures, and legislative requirements relating to work tasks.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interprets, analyses and evaluates text with complex terminology, diagrams, codes, syntax, icons and symbols
  • Writing: Uses plain English and writing structures when developing audit plan and documenting findings
  • Initiative and enterprise: Analyses and follows protocols, and meets expectations associated with own role in complex contexts
  • Planning and organising: Applies formal processes when planning complex tasks, producing plans with logically sequenced steps and identifying constraints
  • Problem solving: Demonstrates a sophisticated knowledge of principles, concepts, language and practices associated with the digital world and uses them to troubleshoot; Uses analytical processes in a variety of situations, gathers relevant information and identifies options against agreed criteria; Uses advanced decision-making processes to solve problems

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Questions about assessing ICTICT533

What does an assessment tool for ICTICT533 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTICT533 needs to address all 38 unit components: 3 elements with 17 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 14 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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