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IT Essentials — Introduction to IT
many of which are intentionally designed as leading questions. These are questions that, once
answered, should allow the internal auditor to be able to ask additional follow-up, open-ended
questions.
Introduction — Questions for the Engagement
Hello. My name is Wendy, and I am excited that you are ready to participate in our upcoming IT
general controls review. I will be providing you with a list of questions that we will use during the
engagement, and that you can use in future engagements. It will not be an exhaustive list, but will
help you to develop more questions for other engagements as you move forward in your career.
The first group of questions will help us to understand control design and effectiveness.
Control Design and Effectiveness Questions
Our goal is to ensure that the IT department is maintaining a suite of technical policies that reflect
how they manage our technology and that the controls in place are complimentary to those policies.
As you conduct your interviews, here are some suggestions that will help you to determine whether
or not we should grant a positive rating.
Our goal is to ensure the IT department is maintaining a suite of technical policies that reflect how
they manage our technology and that the controls in place are complimentary to those policies. As
you conduct your interviews, here are some hints that will help you in determining whether or not
we should grant a positive rating.
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