Responsibility for Quality Assurance

Status: Live

The organization will ensure that a job position has been created for quality assurance, or that the role of quality assurance is properly assigned. [UCF ID 00769]

Supporting and supported controls

This control directly supports:

Maintain the IT staff structure in line with strategic goals [UCF Control ID 00764]

There are no supporting controls.

Authority documents complied with:

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook – Management, Pg 34; CobiT 4.1, PO4.7; Archer Control Table, ATCS-782

Banking and Finance Guidance

Management should implement quality assurance procedures for the organization. [Pg 34, FFIEC IT Examination Handbook – Management]

General Guidance

The organization should assign responsibility for the performance of the quality assurance function and provide the quality assurance group with appropriate quality assurance systems, controls and communications expertise. The organizational placement and the responsibilities and size of the quality assurance group satisfy the requirements of the organization. [PO4.7, CobiT 4.1]