{"id":38037,"date":"2022-10-26T07:11:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp266329.wpdns.ca\/?p=38037"},"modified":"2025-09-07T20:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T00:27:30","slug":"it-audit-why-is-it-a-good-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eficio.ca\/en\/blog\/it-audit-why-is-it-a-good-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Audit, why is it a good investment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38037\" class=\"elementor elementor-38037 elementor-31659\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b905153 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b905153\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a8ca18e\" data-id=\"4a8ca18e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47c4d66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47c4d66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91ec52f\" data-id=\"91ec52f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9e1e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a9e1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IT audit, or IT function diagnostic, is the first phase of the CIO-360 that leads you to an IT master plan. In this article we explain in more detail the key steps of this first phase.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b282a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b282a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Etapes-CIO-360-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31662\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Etapes-CIO-360-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Etapes-CIO-360-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Etapes-CIO-360-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Etapes-CIO-360-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Etapes-CIO-360-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Etapes-CIO-360-539x303.png 539w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Etapes-CIO-360.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bef31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48bef31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Figure 1 &#8211; IT audit process<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be7519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5be7519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As digital transformation affects more and more businesses, IT teams play a vital role in the making, development and execution of technological tools for all areas of business activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many IT teams are working frantically to deliver the growing list of projects at the same time as ensuring user satisfaction on more operational projects. This often does not optimize the way the team works and ensure that they work more efficiently. Not to mention that the daily routine in which the team is so busy definitely affects the morale and culture in the workplace. There is also a high risk of costly mistakes and negligence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By working with IT teams of many companies across the country, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eficio consultants see how a unified<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> system of talent, tools and processes can help technology teams take their work to a new superior level. On the other hand, large corporate projects fail to execute and meet target budgets due to misaligned teams and inefficient systems and processes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best IT teams succeed because all elements of talent, tools, and processes are operating at their highest potential. That&#8217;s why taking a step back to audit and optimize your IT department is one of the best investments you can make for your team.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contrary to what some might believe, performing an IT audit does not have to be a long, tedious and expensive process. And the effort can pay off!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are three reasons why leaders should invest in an IT audit and how to get the most out of it.<\/span><\/p><ol><li><b>Obtain critical feedback: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the first steps in any audit is to gather a wide range of feedback from stakeholders on what is working and what is not. Here, think beyond your current team members and include IT customers (internal and external). This feedback should help you discover your team&#8217;s current strengths and focus your attention on areas where you can improve. Eficio uses in its CIO-360 approach, 15 control sheets about different IT governance themes.<\/span><\/li><li><b> Identify best practices: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s easy to get caught up in your own way of doing things. Sometimes that&#8217;s okay. But sometimes you don&#8217;t know what you don&#8217;t know. Review best practices for IT processes, requirements, deliverables, development, quality assurance, and service delivery to spot small tweaks or big changes you need to make to help your team do better. The CIO-360 analysis grids provide a perspective on IT best practices on the 15 IT governance themes.<\/span><\/li><li><b> Make decisions based on facts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Intuition and instinct are good for some decisions, but when it comes to successful IT teams, it is often better to make decisions based on facts. The verification process gives you the data you need to make recommendations for changes that optimize your team&#8217;s success. This will help you optimize your team&#8217;s performance and ensure everyone is on the right track.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As in any team environment, it takes the right mix of talent, tools, and processes to keep IT teams working to their highest potential. Doing a smart IT audit can be one of the best steps a technology manager can take to help the team achieve optimal success by working smarter.<\/span><\/p><p><b>The 15 themes of the CIO-360<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The diagnosic is made on 15 IT themes which are grouped into 3 axes\u00a0 areas of governance: strategic, tactical and operational. For each of the themes, a sheet and tools support the CIO in his observations and recommendations for improvement. The 15 sheets are:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9617e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9617e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18ee7e8\" data-id=\"18ee7e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938b1db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"938b1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Strategic<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1- Business Strategy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2- IT master plan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3- Applications &amp; BI<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4- Architecture<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5- Eco-responsible activities<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6- Project governance<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aea5d03\" data-id=\"aea5d03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb102b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffb102b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tactical<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7- Infrastructure<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8- Application development &amp; maintenance<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9- Security<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10- Business continuity plan<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-570a1dc\" data-id=\"570a1dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216a210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216a210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Operational<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11- Operations Management (ITIL)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12- Online presence<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13- Financial management<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14- Right sourcing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15- Organizational strategy<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-331289b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"331289b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee6a103\" data-id=\"ee6a103\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723d1a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"723d1a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The observations related to the best practices of each theme allow us to qualify the elements of maturity vs criticality for the organization. The analysis makes it possible to summarize these indicators according to the following table:<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69daf68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69daf68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CIO-360-Niveaux-de-maturit\u00e9-1280-\u00d7-678-px-1-1024x542.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34561\" alt=\"CIO 360 - Niveaux de maturit\u00e9 (1280\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0678\u00a0px) (1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CIO-360-Niveaux-de-maturit\u00e9-1280-\u00d7-678-px-1-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CIO-360-Niveaux-de-maturit\u00e9-1280-\u00d7-678-px-1-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CIO-360-Niveaux-de-maturit\u00e9-1280-\u00d7-678-px-1-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CIO-360-Niveaux-de-maturit\u00e9-1280-\u00d7-678-px-1-700x371.png 700w, https:\/\/eficio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CIO-360-Niveaux-de-maturit\u00e9-1280-\u00d7-678-px-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0f495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad0f495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Figure 2 &#8211; Example Maturity\/Criticality Indicators<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6654081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6654081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the audit has been established and validated with the management of the organization, we can move on to prioritizing improvement initiatives and summarizing the projects to derive an IT master plan. This topic is covered in our next article <a href=\"https:\/\/eficio.ca\/en\/blog\/it-master-plan-how-to-make-it-a-success\/\">\u201cIT Master Plan\u201d.<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have an audit project in mind? <a href=\"\/en\/contact\">Let&#8217;s start a discussion.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IT audit, or IT function diagnostic, is the first phase of the CIO-360 that leads you to an IT master plan. In this article we explain in more detail the key steps of this first phase. 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