How
does IT General Controls and CoBiT impact your
world?
As
a CEO and CFO, IT Controls usually fall under the
domain of IT geeks in your company. These brilliant
IT geeks seek to keep the IT function running
smoothly. However, the IT functions such IT
security, change management and system development
life cycle (SDLC) are more tactical activities
typically not engaged by C-level function but
nonetheless important. However, the IT Strategy must
dovetail nicely and consistently with the company’s
overall strategic plans. Both the C-level person and
the IT geeks need to understand the goals of each
other to implement the strategies of the company.
This requires education and communication of both
parties and how each other’s functions impact the
business.
At SCG, we have worked on IT compliance projects
using the CoBIT framework to ensure the company can
operate smoothly, be cognizant of IT risks and have
appropriate IT responses for unanticipated problems
which can be used in the formulation, execution and
monitoring your organizational performance.
Assessing IT General Controls
Our
review of IT controls comprises of reviewing both:
1)
Application Management and 2) Infrastructure
Management
Within both of these areas, we review the control
objectives of:
ü
IT
Control Environment
ü
Program Development
ü
Program Changes
ü
Access to Programs & Data
ü
Computer Operations
Whether your company is performing a Sarbanes-Oxley
assessment or just trying to improve its company
efficiency, our IT services can help organizations
identify the drivers of future performance and
successfully implementing strategy.
Purchase IT General ControlsTraining
SCG also offers IT General Controls training which can help empower IT professionals and process owners to gain hands-on learning in this area.
To purchase the training class " An introduction to
CoBIT and IT General Controls Review in a SOX
Environment" ,
click here.
