AVAKA Financial Services
South AfricaIndependent checkpoints

Technology project assuranceChallenge delivery risk before the next project gate closes.

We provide focused checkpoints across governance, design, data, testing, cutover and benefit assumptions so sponsors can act while the programme still has room to change course.

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Standalone service

Technology project assurance

Independent assurance over implementations, migrations and technology-enabled change.

Questions this service answers

A precise scope starts with the right question.

  1. 01

    Are governance, accountability and decision gates working as intended?

  2. 02

    Are design, data migration and testing risks visible before cutover?

  3. 03

    Can the sponsor rely on the evidence supporting readiness claims?

Defined outputs

Evidence designed for action.

Final coverage follows the agreed target, authority, materiality and evidence available. These are the core outputs around which the engagement is built.

  • 01

    Risk-based assurance plan by project gate

  • 02

    Independent readiness and control assessments

  • 03

    Data, testing and cutover challenge findings

  • 04

    Sponsor-level decision and action report

Delivery discipline

A method that protects the conclusion.

  1. 01

    Context

    Identify critical dependencies

    Map the processes, systems, data and third parties the organisation relies on.

  2. 02

    Control

    Assess design

    Evaluate whether controls address the intended risk with clear ownership and evidence.

  3. 03

    Evidence

    Test operation

    Inspect configurations, records and populations to determine whether controls operated.

  4. 04

    Sequence

    Prioritise remediation

    Order actions around material exposure, technical dependencies and delivery capacity.

Reference points

Criteria agreed before testing begins.

  • COBIT and NIST reference points
  • POPIA
  • King V technology and information governance

Applicability and final criteria are confirmed during engagement scoping.

Also in Technology assurance

Related services

03.01IT auditIndependent testing of access, change, operations, backup and other technology controls.03.02Data assuranceIndependent evidence over data lineage, completeness, accuracy and system-generated reporting.03.03Cyber governanceA review of cyber accountability, risk ownership, investment oversight and resilience governance.

Start with the target

Define what this technology project assurance needs to prove.

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