What are the auditor's objectives relating to systems development?

What will be an ideal response?


The auditor's objectives are to ensure that (1) systems development activities are applied consistently and in accordance with management's policies to all systems development projects; (2) the system as originally implemented was free from material errors and fraud; (3) the system was judged necessary and justified at various checkpoints throughout the SDLC; and (4) system documentation is sufficiently accurate and complete to facilitate audit and maintenance activities.

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