Software Audit
A Software Audit is a comprehensive service tailored for organizations looking for expert assessment of either ongoing development or up and running software.
For ongoing development, the audit helps uncover potential challenges such as lack of resources, performance bottlenecks, low quality, or security vulnerabilities. For up and running software, the audit focuses on generating specification for software maintenance.
The outcome of the audit is a report highlighting problematic areas and giving rigorous recommendations for possible improvements.
When to consider a Software Audit
Project delays or budget overruns
When your development timeline is slipping or costs are exceeding estimates without clear justification
Doubts about code quality
If you're concerned about the maintainability, scalability, or readability of the existing codebase
Security concerns
When you suspect potential vulnerabilities or want to ensure the system meets security best practices
New team onboarding
To provide new developers or external vendors with a clear understanding of the current system’s state
Change in development vendor
Before transitioning from one software provider to another, to evaluate the handover quality and identify risks
Preparing for scaling
When planning to scale your user base or features, and need to verify system readiness
Unexpected system behavior
If your application exhibits performance issues, crashes, or bugs that are hard to trace
Compliance or regulatory requirements
To ensure your software meets industry standards, legal, or audit compliance obligations
Pre-acquisition or investment due diligence
When evaluating a software product or company before acquisition, partnership, or investment
Lack of internal technical expertise
When your team lacks the in-house skills to assess the software’s technical health
Transition to maintenance phase
To ensure the system is stable and ready for long-term support after development ends
Planning a software upgrade
To assess risks and compatibility before updating technologies or dependencies
Input for Software Audit
Software Audit results
Project artifacts
Solution
- Technology stack
- Solution architecture
- Coding styles and standards
- Best practices
Resources
- Team structure and requirements
- Hardware and software
- Licenses and subscriptions
Metrics
- Scope and backlog
- Schedule and timeline
- Estimates and cost
- Quality
Processes
- Scope, time and schedule management
- Risk management
- Communication management
- Stakeholder management
- Quality management
- Resource management
- Deployment process
- BA process
- QA/QC process
- UI/UX design process
Compliance
- Personal data protection and privacy – GDPR, CCPA
- Accessibility – WAI-ARIA, WCAG
- Quality management - ISO 9001
- Information security - ISO 27001
- Health information management - HIPAA
- Food safety - HACCP
- Payment card security - PCI DSS
Risks
- Register
- Response plan
Recommendations
Full team replacement
Substitution of individual team members
Team seniority improvement
Project management team change
Team structure change
Special trainings
Certification
Software architecture change
Technology stack replacement
Requirements update
Deployment upgrade
UI/UX improvements
Security improvements
Documentation updates and improvements
Additional security or compliance audits
Software Audit workflow
NDA & Discovery workshop
2-4 hours
Project investigation
1-4 weeks
Summary workshop
2-4 hours
How to choose the type of Software Audit?
The suggested Audit type is following below.
Please book a call to proceed.
Take a survey to find out what audit type fits your needs
Pricing
Agreement
Software Audit service is provided under the terms of the Software Audit Agreement.
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