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Information systems provide both the means for organizations to transact business and the ability to report the financial results of their operations. Information technology auditing is an integral part of corporate governance. However, information technology auditing is often looked upon as a "necessary evil" or is overlooked entirely by IT management We argue that IT audit activities can provide additional value beyond the primary objective of assurance, assuming the organization embraces IT governance partnerships between IT management and the audit function. We also analyze factors developed from field study research that suggest IT audits are special projects requiring a quality audit process and sound project management principles. These success factors, if managed properly, can lead to high-quality IT audit products (i.e., engagements) that could conceivably free audit resources for more value-added projects and enterprise oversight. We close with a discussion of future research directions.

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Information system development projects continue to be delivered significantly behind schedule, drastically over budget and without meeting specifications. To improve the likelihood of success for these projects a staged framework for recovery and rehabilitation has been suggested. This framework is composed of four stages that include twelve steps. The four stages are recognition, immediate recovery, sustained recovery and maturity. A study was performed to validate the first stage of the framework, the Recognition Stage. The study results indicate support for the steps of the Recognition Stage and provide detailed "symptoms" that could indicate trouble during an IS development project. These symptoms were logically categorized into 11 areas of interest to project managers: Client

An empirical study was conducted to investigate predictors of computer anxiety among undergraduate college business students. The effects of academic major, computer-related experience, gender, and ACT scores on computer anxiety were investigated. The results indicate significant differences in computer anxiety levels among business students with different majors and with different amounts of computer-related experience. Business students' ACT scores were also found to have a significant relationship to computer anxiety. A significant difference between male and female business students was not found. The implications of these findings are discussed.