Excerpt from IT Due Diligence Checklist
- Systems for which management is dissatisfied. Corrective measures taken or planned
- Employees with exceptional skills in writing software, developing systems, or troubleshooting problems
- Systems manual maintained, up to date, and followed
- List of all information systems utilizing computers and their function in the business. Type of machines, software, their age, number, and location of units
- Backup and disaster recovery procedures and programs
- Level of difficulty anticipated to integrate the company’s databases into the buyer’s systems
- Policy on the issuance of mobile IT equipment to employees. List of all mobile equipment and to whom it is issued
- New information systems scheduled to be added or to replace existing systems
- Systems that use third-party software and custom-built solutions. Third-party systems under maintenance contracts
- IT employees responsible for system support and security. Security systems and practices are in place to protect the systems ...