Assignment - Technology Audit Report
In this project, you will complete an audit of the technology and information systems processes in your organization. Focus on hardware, software, networks, databases, security, and people. You will decide the extent to which business functions are being facilitated by the present information technology infrastructure. In particular, you will assess how well the current IT infrastructure can accommodate your organization's business strategy.
Conduct this IT audit for your own organization if you can. Depending on the size of your organization and your access to information, auditing your entire organization may be impractical. As an alternative to using your own organization, you can choose a nonprofit organization, an educational institution, a previous employer, or another organization with which you are familiar. Consult your instructor for approval of your choice.
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When you submit your project, your work will be evaluated using the competencies listed below. You can use the list below to self-check your work before submission.
- Organize document or presentation clearly in a manner that promotes understanding and meets the requirements of the assignment.
- Identify and clearly explain the issue, question, or problem under critical consideration.
- Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions, checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks.
- Evaluate major business/organizational systems and processes and make recommendations for improvement.
- Analyze an organization's current technology capabilities and needs, identifying specific strengths and areas of weakness.
- Recommend strategic plan for the use of technology to meet the strategic goals of organization.
- Identify and analyze new opportunities.
The first step in performing an IT audit that is tied to business strategy is understanding the short-term and long-term goals and objectives of the business. While we expect IT strategies to be aligned to an organization's business strategies, in practice, this is not easy to achieve. The organization typically has made large investments in legacy systems that have been supporting the current business. The organization must balance the maintenance of current business requirements with the need to support longer term strategies, using emerging technologies to improve the competitiveness of the organization.
Completing this business audit will ensure that you learn a lot about the business of the organization.
To prepare for the audit, read Audits, Internal and Core Competencies. The templates provided for Step 1 will give you a framework for collecting this information. Be sure to ask the following questions:
- What are the strategic goals of the organization?
- What are the business operational goals?
- How do you see your organization in one year, in five years, and beyond?
Prepare an executive-level brief (or technology audit report) of no more than 2800 - 3000 words, which communicates the current state of information technology in your organization. Discuss whether or not existing technologies help your organization meet business objectives as well as the impact that these technologies may have on your organization's business model. Ultimately, if accepted, your recommendations would be documented in a technology plan or technology roadmap. See Technology Roadmap for help on this step.
Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies below, which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you have incorporated all of them in your work.
Organize document or presentation clearly in a manner that promotes understanding and meets the requirements of the assignment.
Identify and clearly explain the issue, question, or problem under critical consideration.
Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions, checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks.
Evaluate major business/organizational systems and processes and make recommendations for improvement.
Analyze an organization's current technology capabilities and needs, identifying specific strengths and areas of weakness.
Recommend strategic plan for the use of technology to meet the strategic goals of organization.
Identify and analyze new opportunities.
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