Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Burden or Opportunity for QA?

Did they have to create more work for IT? There is no doubt that Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and similar compliance regulations have created a significant new workload for IT departments, including many QA/Test groups. Companies that have gone through initial compliance of SOX now must deal with the new challenge of its ongoing maintenance. For QA groups, SOX compliance can be an opportunity to increase their business value in the IT department by leveraging automation tools, new technologies, and improving the processes that support compliance. Rutesh Shah offers observations on how QA/Test teams can help ensure SOX compliance and optimize efforts toward complex compliance procedures. Come and review sample test reports, audit trails, and quality metrics for SOX compliance.