While evaluating software development practices in an organization, an IS auditor notes that the
quality assurance (QA) function reports to project management. The MOST important concern for
an IS auditor is the:

A.
effectiveness of the QA function because it should interact between project management and
user management

B.
efficiency of the QA function because it should interact with the project implementation team.

C.
effectiveness of the project manager because the project manager should interact with the QA
function.

D.
efficiency of the project manager because the QA function will need to communicate with the
project implementation team.

Explanation:

To be effective the quality assurance (QA) function should be independent of project
management. The QA function should never interact with the project implementation team since
this can impact effectiveness. The project manager does not interact with the QA function, which
should not impact the effectiveness of the project manager. The QA function does not interact with
the project implementation team, which should not impact the efficiency of the project manager.