IT Examiner School, Seaside, CA

Module Objectives • What is Development & Acquisition • How this activity aligns with the entities Strategic Plan • How this ties to Vendor Management • D&A Control Practices • Project and Change Management • Custom programming, including Testing and implementing • IT Rating (D&A Component)

Development and Acquisition • What is it and its importance? – Purchase, lease, or outsource of IT equipment and software – These perform financial transactions for the entity – Any technology- hardware & software used- needs to be inventoried and controlled • Have a plan – Any technology planned for purchase that will be integrated with the strategic plan – Testing the technology so it will properly integrate with current technology – Have a method for purchasing, leasing, and/or outsourcing the implementation of technology – Implementation date that aligns with the strategic date