Arrange the nine items in the sequence in which they should logically occur.
The logical sequence of occurrence is as follows:
1. Systems Survey
2. User Specifications
3. Technical Specifications
4. Implementation Planning
5. Programming
6. User Procedures and Training
7. System Test
8. Conversion
9. Postimplementation Planning
One major activity is converting data files from the old system to the new one. List three types of file conversion documentation that would be of particular interest to an auditor.
1. Conversion completion documentation indicating that all previously existing files have been converted at a satisfactory level of quality.
2. Operating test documentation indicating that the converted files are able to support the volume of work in the application.
3. Application approval documentation indicating that the implemented system had proper user and EDP management approval.
22.7 MetLife, an insurance company, spent $11 billion to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citicorp in one of the largest insurance company acquisitions of all time. The Metlife CIO estimated it would take three years to integrate the two systems. Because the integration project was especially critical, he figured he could accomplish the integration in 18 months if he pulled out all the stops. The MetLife CEO gave him nine months to complete the task. To pull off the integration in nine months, he had to:
Integrate over 600 IS applications, all with their own infrastructure and business processes. The new systems had to comply with “One MetLife,” a company policy that all information systems had to have a common look and feel companywide and be able to function seamlessly with other MetLife systems.
