Software Auditor Skills

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1. Software Auditing - The Basics
   1. Quality Concepts, Terms & Definitions
      1. Quality Defined
      2. Prevention vs. Detection
      3. Defect Detection Techniques
      4. Defect Prevention Techniques
   2. Audit Defined
      1. Audit Defined
      2. Audit Principles
   3. Benefits & Consequences of Audits
      1. Benefits of Audits
      2. Consequences of Audits
   4. Professional Conduct (Independence, Objectivity, Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality)
      1. Independence & Objectivity
      2. Conflict of Interest
      3. Confidentiality & Proprietary Information
2. Types of Audits
   1. Internal Audits
   2. External Audits (Second Party & Third Party)
   3. Quality System Audits
   4. Process Audits
   5. Product Audits
   6. Project Audits
   7. Supplier Audits
3. The Audit Process
4. Participant Roles
   1. Client
   2. Auditor Management
   3. Lead Auditor
   4. Auditors
   5. Auditee Management
   6. Auditee
   7. Escort
5. Industry Standards & Models Related to Auditing
   1. ISO 9001:2000
   2. IEEE Software Engineering Standards
   3. SEI Capability Maturity Model
6. Software Audit Initiating & Planning
   1. Audit Initiation
      1. Audit Initiation Step
      2. Audit Initialization
      3. Audit Entry Criteria
      4. Audit Scope & Purpose
      5. Audit Inputs
      6. Audit Inputs - Exercise
   2. Software Audit Planning
      1. Audit Planning Step
      2. Auditor Management Planning Responsibilities
      3. Lead Auditor Planning Responsibilities
      4. Audit Strategies
      5. Estimation Considerations
      6. Audit Plan
      7. Communication & Distribution of the Audit Plan
   3. III: Software Audit Preparation
   4. Preparation Responsibilities
      1. Audit Preparation Step
      2. Auditor Preparation Responsibilities
      3. Lead Auditor Preparation Responsibilities
      4. Benefits of Good Preparation
7. Documentation Review
   1. Documentation Review Purpose
   2. Process Definition
   3. Documentation Review - Exercise
8. Audit Tools
   1. Checklists
      1. Standard Checklist Items
      2. Checklist - Example
      3. Checklist - Case Study Exercise
      4. Planning Checklist Item Verification
      5. Planning Checklist Item Verification - Case Study Exercise
   2. Interviews
      1. Interview Questions
      2. Open-Ended Questions
      3. Context Free Questions
      4. Interview Question - Case Study Exercise
   3. Sampling
   4. Software Audit Execution
      1. Steps in the Execution of an Audit
         1. Audit Execution Step
         2. Audit Execution Process
      3. The Opening Meeting
         1. Conducting the Opening Meeting
         2. Opening Meeting - Example Agenda
      4. Gathering Objective Evidence
         1. Objective Evidence Defined
         2. Gathering Objective Evidence
         3. Examining Documents & Records
         4. Observing an Event or Process
         5. Interviewing
         6. Taking Notes
         7. Audit Execution - Case Study Exercise
      5. Daily Meetings
         1. Daily Audit Team Meetings
         2. Classifying Findings
         3. Daily Feedback Meetings
      6. Evaluating Effectiveness
         1. Audit Conclusions
         2. Evaluating Effectiveness
      7. The Closing Meeting
         1. Conducting the Closing Meeting
         2. Closing Meeting - Example Agenda
   5. Software Audit Reporting
      1. Audit Report
         1. Audit Reporting Step
         2. Turning Requirements into Audit Results
         3. Audit Report
      2. Audit Record Retention
         1. Complete Checklists
         2. Audit Records
         3. Record Retention
   6. Corrective Action & Follow-Up
      1. Corrective Action
         1. Audit Corrective Action & Verification Follow-Up Step
         2. Corrective Action
         3. Corrective Action Plan
         4. Evaluating Corrective Actions
      2. Verification Follow-up

Verification Follow-up

Course Content/Main Topics	% Of Time Spent on Topic
Software Quality	20%
Software Engineering	20%
Software Project Management	20%
Software Configuration Management, Audits and Reviews	20%
Software Metrics, Statistical Process Control and other software issues	20%

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