Pangandaman, M. D. (2016). Development of a guideline on the audit of IT procurement (Unpublished master's thesis). Public Management Development Program, Development Academy of the Philippines.

Public Management Development Program Middle Managers Class Thesis (MMC)--Development Academy of the Philippines.

The Re-Entry Project (ReP) on the Development of a guideline on the Audit of Information Technology (IT) Procurement is a proposition of Ms. Monalinda D. Pangandaman, State Auditor V, Information Technology Audit Office (ITAO), Systems and Technical Services Sector (STSS), Commission on Audit (COA) as part of her scholarship requirements of the Public Management Development Program (PMDP) of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP). This ReP stems from the most pressing need to safeguard funds for IT - related procurement in order to ensure efficiency, quality, and effectiveness of the IT procurement processes of the government agencies. The scholar wishes to address the lack of guidelines in properly conducting IT procurement audit. The proposed set of guidelines seeks to answer the surrounding issues on It-related procurement such as hardware, software, systems maintenance and development. The ReP formulation requires the scholar to present, in part, the existing audit procurement process against the benefits of the proposed new IT procurement system which can use a set of guidelines which the auditors can follow. Given the three-month period, the implementation of the ReP requires the scholar to conduct a series of activities and consultative meetings to gather and validate information that are really needed for the ReP deliverables. In an attempt to finish the scholarship with a great measure of success, the scholar had to assess, expose and perform skills, display knowledge and competencies that would address challenges, as well share the facilitative factors that she faced while managing the ReP implementation. The lessons learned as a team leaders and as manager were documented so as to remind her of management and leadership principles. This is a research on the need of the whole government bureaucracy to assure the proper use of public funds in procuring IT-related equipment and services. Founded on the Commission on Audit's given mandate, the project will try to address the need for Audit of IT Procurement Guidelines which will be the basis of future effective audit undertakings. This will support this proposition: the present lack of standards or prevailing ineffective systems in the procurement of IT-related goods and services and how these affect the safeguarding of government's funds as the Commission exerts efforts to fulfill its function. The scholar conceptualized the project better as a result of the process of reviewing, commenting and critiquing of the related concepts and project identified above. It gave her valuable insights and believed that the project is doable, provided the needed time to plan meticulously, and availability to implement it accordingly. It also helped answer concerns such as how the project will push through, who will be involved, and what will be the assigned responsibilities of the ReP Support Team Members. The proposed guide aims to provide a clear source of reference on the review/evaluation of IT resources acquired/procured by government agencies. It is by no means as an exhaustive or definitive guide on the audit of IT. It will also be used as reference in the evaluation of the agency compliance or non-compliance to rules and regulations on IT procurements.