The adaptation of ISO 9126 and ISO 17799 standard for evaluation of Golden Hope Estate Computer System 4 (GH-ECS4)-oil palm and payroll module for Golden Hope Internal Audit Department

Abstract

There are a lot of techniques that can be used for the evaluation of software products. However, Golden Hope Internal Audit Department has yet to use any techniques as to measure its in-house software products especially its newly developed Golden Hope Estate Computer System 4. The technique that is used for this technical report is Factor Criteria Metrics (FCM) that was predefined in the ISO 9126 standard to measure each characteristic of software attributes. This technical report will explain on how to derive with the metrics for software measurement instead of using the abovementioned technique and readers will be guided through the implementation of software product evaluation based on ISO standards i.e. ISO 14598 (Software Engineering - product evaluation process), and ISO 17799 (Information Technology- Code of Practice for Information Security Management). This technical report also describes on how to tailor the abovementioned standards to suit Golden Hope Web Based Estate Computer System evaluations. As business needs and technology evolved, the field of software development keep on introducing new approaches and methodologies in order to produce software project that satisfies or exceeds customer’s expectations, developed in a timely and economical fashion, better quality and resilient to change and adaptation. Therefore, Golden Hope Internal Audit Department also has taken one step ahead to ensure its practices in software evaluations are benchmarking International Standards. The tailored process of product evaluation will be developed as a reference for Golden Hope Internal Audit Department to face the challenge in supporting business environment in the future.