Technical Due Diligence Checklist for IT/Software

• Business/Product Name

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Document Number

Technical Due Diligence

• Please review all the items below

Organization

• IT Organization chart & Client structure (quantity, type, location)

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Incorporation Documents of the Company

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Employee List – name, responsibility, salary, start date

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Help Desk approach & Change Management processes

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Key support issues & challenges

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Financial Statements

• Audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements of the business

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Budget projections and business plans

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Compared past budgets with actual experience to check accuracy of projections

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Hardware

• CPU’s & location

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Database

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Networks by location (LAN/WAN)

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Telecommunications/connectivity approach

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Stability? Life expectancy? Replacement/upgrade strategy?

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Systems Software

• Operating systems

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Application systems development software

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Database Management systems

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Security

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Current technology? Life expectancy? Replacement/upgrade strategy?

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Architecture and Code

• Architecture Review

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Legacy Components

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Third-party/open source components

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Code Quality

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Apps

• Application systems (Quantify all in use)

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Electronic interfaces

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Special processes

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Standard across the network?

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Approach to release management

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Report Writing capabilities

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Support approach & known issues

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Stability? Life expectancy? Replacement/upgrade strategy?

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Projects

• Large scale projects – i.e., reengineering, new systems, SW development

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Mid-range enhancements

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Software support backlog

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• New business development needs

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Productivity enhancements

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Client requirements

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• New technology R&D

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Consulting and/or contractor needs anticipated (next 12 months)

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Budget and Trends

• Personnel

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Software maintenance

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Hardware maintenance

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Equipment leases & rental

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Supplies

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Data Communications

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Voice communications

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Outside contractors

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Rent related to IT equipment and staff

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Consulting/contractors

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Material technology-related expenses due to the company’s industry

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Capital Budget

• Immediate needs (next 6 months)

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Anticipated need for normal growth (next 12-18 months)

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Contracts

• Server application software licenses

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• PC software licenses

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Software support & maintenance

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Hardware leases

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Hardware maintenance

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Software and/or hardware purchase agreements (ownership)

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Contract programmers or other consulting agreements

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Computer Operations

• Service level – response time, system availability, report distribution, etc.

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Network management – circuit uptime, new installations, changes planned

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Batch processes

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Public Documents

• Publicly-filed documents

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Press Releases about the company/product

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Social media pages

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Uploaded videos regarding the company/product

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Scalability

• Storage of sessions

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Separation of services across servers

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Bounds and constraints of services

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

• Segmentation of users into pods

  Done

  In Progress

  Not Applicable

Completion

• General Comments

• Conducted by: (Name and Signature)

  Sign