Agile Governance and Audit: An overview for auditors and agile teams

by Christopher Wright

Overview

Written in an engaging and entertaining style, Agile Governance and Audit serves as an ideal introduction for auditors and risk managers. 

Many auditors are now encountering Agile management methodologies for the first time. This can cause problems for the audit process because the methodology is very different from traditional project approaches. Aside from the difficulties faced by the auditor, an ineffective audit can have a negative effect on an Agile project and might even harm the final outcome. 

What you’ll find inside this book: 

• Hints and tips for auditors 
• A selection of case studies illustrating the practical issues involved in auditing Agile projects 
• Helpful and practical guidance for Agile teams preparing for forthcoming project audits 

An ideal book for auditors encountering Agile and Agile teams preparing for a management audit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849285896
Publisher:	IT Governance Publishing
Publication date:	06/19/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	111
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Christopher Wright is a former qualified accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified ScrumMaster™ with over 30 years’ experience providing financial and IT advisory and risk management services. For 16 years, he worked at KPMG, where he was head of information risk training in the UK and also ran training courses overseas, including in India and throughout mainland Europe. He managed a number of major IS audit and risk assignments, including project risk and business control reviews. He has worked in a wide range of industry sectors, including oil and gas, the public sector, aviation, and travel. For the past eight years, he has been an independent consultant specialising in financial, SOX and operational controls for major ERP implementations, mainly at oil and gas/utilities enterprises. He is an international speaker and trainer on Agile audit and governance.

Chris Wright is a qualified accountant and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) with over 30 years’ experience providing financial and IT advisory and risk management services. He worked for 16 years at KPMG, where he managed a number of IT due diligence reviews and was head of information risk training in the UK. He has also worked in a wide range of industry sectors including oil and gas, small and medium enterprises, public sector, aviation and travel. 

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Agile

2. Agile versus Waterfall

3. Why Doesn’t My Auditor/Agile Project Team Understand Me?

4. Project Initiation and Risk Assessment

5. Case Study - PID and Risk Assessment

6. High-Level Requirements

7. Case Study for High-Level Requirements

8. Building and Testing

9. Handover to the Business

10. Documentation for Governance and Audit

11. Top Tips to Take-Away.

Editorial Reviews

“There are many things that I liked about this book, in particular the author's ability to energise the (sometimes dry) topics of auditing and software development with entertaining real-life examples and refreshing humour.”

Jamie Lynn Cooke