Agile Project Management, Assurance and Auditing  
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Agile Project Management, Assurance and Auditing – A practical guide for auditors, reviewers and project teams Adopting the Agile methodology helps organisations develop the flexibility and adaptability necessary in such fast-paced environments. The use of Agile for non-IT projects – such as introducing new products, refurbishing retail outlets, and even planning and running audits – means that general auditors and other reviewers, as well as IT specialist auditors, need to understand Agile practices. This guide provides an overview of Agile for auditors, reviewers and project teams This guide covers: Agile project management audit objectives; The risks covered by each objective; What controls to expect and how these can be audited; Case studies illustrating Agile project initiation and high-level requirements; and Hints and tips for performing an audit review. For experienced auditors and project management teams, this guide demonstrates how they can adapt and reuse audit skills that they may have gained during traditional waterfall, CRAMM (CCTA Risk Analysis and Management Method), or PRINCE2® implementation/audits. For those less experienced, it will encourage them to consider these good practices and their application to Agile audits. An ideal introduction to Agile project management for auditors, project managers, Agile teams and students
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Agile Project Management, Assurance and Auditing – A practical guide for auditors, reviewers and project teams Adopting the Agile methodology helps organisations develop the flexibility and adaptability necessary in such fast-paced environments. The use of Agile for non-IT projects – such as introducing new products, refurbishing retail outlets, and even planning and running audits – means that general auditors and other reviewers, as well as IT specialist auditors, need to understand Agile practices. This guide provides an overview of Agile for auditors, reviewers and project teams This guide covers: Agile project management audit objectives; The risks covered by each objective; What controls to expect and how these can be audited; Case studies illustrating Agile project initiation and high-level requirements; and Hints and tips for performing an audit review. For experienced auditors and project management teams, this guide demonstrates how they can adapt and reuse audit skills that they may have gained during traditional waterfall, CRAMM (CCTA Risk Analysis and Management Method), or PRINCE2® implementation/audits. For those less experienced, it will encourage them to consider these good practices and their application to Agile audits. An ideal introduction to Agile project management for auditors, project managers, Agile teams and students
Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Agile
    • Overview
    • Agile’s history
    • Agile definition
    • Agile Manifesto
    • Agile principles
    • Three pillars of control
    • Agile software development models
    • Scaling Agile
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2: Agile versus waterfall
    • Overview
    • Comparing Agile with waterfall
    • How to audit Agile/waterfall decision
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3: Why doesn’t my auditor/Agile project team understand me?
    • Overview
    • Audit and Agile cultures
    • How we can have a successful audit
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Project initiation and risk assessment
    • Overview
    • Project initiation
    • Risk assessment
    • How to audit project initiation
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Case study PID and risk assessment
    • Overview
    • Case Study – extract of Project Initiation Document (PID)
    • Suggested response
  • Chapter 6: High-level requirements
    • Overview
    • Gathering of requirements
    • Acceptance criteria
    • Including controls in requirements
    • How to audit requirements gathering
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7: Case study for high-level requirements
    • Overview
    • Case study extract of requirements
    • Non-functional requirements (NFRS)
    • Suggested response
  • Chapter 8: Building and testing
    • Overview
    • Build phase
    • Testing phase
    • How to audit build and testing phases
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 9: Handover to the business
    • Overview
    • Release management
    • Business readiness
    • IT readiness
    • Controls readiness
    • Auditing business handover
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 10: Documentation for governance and audit
    • Overview
    • Agile governance objectives and principles
    • Governance documentation
    • Audit of Agile governance
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 11: How to perform your audit or review
    • Introduction
    • Plan
    • Fieldwork
    • Review and reporting
    • Final thoughts on conducting the audit
  • Chapter 12: Resources
  • Further reading
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