Software audit
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Software audit can mean:
For a summary of software audits as defined in IEEE Std. 1028-1997, IEEE Standard on Software Reviews, see software audit review
- a software licensing auditSoftware licensing auditSoftware Asset Management is an organization process, which is outlined in ISO/IEC 19770-1. It is also now embraced within # ISO 27001:2005 Information Technology - Security Techniques - Information Security Management Systems - Requirements and ISO/IEC 17799:2005 Information Technology - Security...
, where a user of software is audited for licence compliance - software quality assuranceSoftware quality assuranceSoftware quality assurance consists of a means of monitoring the software engineering processes and methods used to ensure quality. The methods by which this is accomplished are many and varied, and may include ensuring conformance to one or more standards, such as ISO 9000 or a model such as...
, where a piece of software is audited for quality - a software audit reviewSoftware audit reviewA software audit review, or software audit, is a type of software review in which one or more auditors who are not members of the software development organization conduct "An independent examination of a software product, software process, or set of software processes to assess compliance with...
, where a group of people external to a software development organisation examines a software product - a physical configuration auditPhysical Configuration AuditA Physical Configuration Audit is the formal examination of the "as-built" configuration of aconfiguration item against its technical documentation to establish or verify the configuration item's product baseline....
- a functional configuration audit
For a summary of software audits as defined in IEEE Std. 1028-1997, IEEE Standard on Software Reviews, see software audit review
Software audit review
A software audit review, or software audit, is a type of software review in which one or more auditors who are not members of the software development organization conduct "An independent examination of a software product, software process, or set of software processes to assess compliance with...