SYSTEM REVIEWS & AUDITS

Information systems are an important asset in any business today. As such, reviewing and evaluating those tools, and the associated intellectual property is an important part of mergers & acquisitions transactions and business assessment. ARPC consultants are experienced in understanding the nuances of system reviews to determine how well the tools are serving their purpose and what impact changing business requirements will have on them. Issues to consider include documentation, security, code quality, stability and maintainability. A big risk that many businesses fail to consider is the disadvantage of antiquated technology or poor support planning. Often, we find a system that is absolutely core to a business’ operation with no documentation and poor source code control that is being supported by a single programmer. Although often overlooked, this opens a business to a level of exposure that could prove catastrophic.

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