How do you get a independent IT Audit?

[jdell]

Hello,

 

I am hoping someone on here can help!

 

I am the IT Operations Manager for a school who prior to my engagement has suffered from being led by IT consultants and large IT firms down a particular path best aligned with their profit margins as apposed to using the best technology, standards or best practices to achieve the schools long and short term goals.

 

With my introduction and the removal of an out sourced IT support team, I am looking to provide the school with a independent review/audit on the schools IT systems, processes, staff and procedures. This review would be benchmarked against industry standards, ITIL, ISO/IEC , Etc. and would provide the school a level of governance which is much needed to reinforce the support for the decision that are being made and will be made moving forward.

 

I am keen to know what you do for this level of checking, do you even do anything? I have been in contact with a few independent IT consultancy firms but the issue always lies in that they are not truly independent they will have arrangements with suppliers , software vendors or other firms to recommend their platforms or solutions during any audit. What I am looking for is very close to what a business would receive in the form of a yearly financial audit.

 

Many Thanks in advance.

[djm968]

Have you approached the Local Authority, any good LA should be able to point you in the right direction even if they do not have the resource in-house.

[jdell]

Have you approached the Local Authority, any good LA should be able to point you in the right direction even if they do not have the resource in-house.

 

Thanks, I have asked our LA as we are an academy they haven't been too forth coming at this point.

[djm968]

I worked with a MAT that engaged 9ine consulting (link below) to complete an ICT Audit at some of their academies. Might be work a look.

 

9ine Consulting | Independent Technology Specialists in Education

[nadeem]

So Jisc do this service https://www.jisc.ac.uk/financial-x-ray

 

We use our internal auditors for various audit purposes - so that could be a route to go down?