Some companies are starting to use application life-cycle management tools to address Sarbanes-Oxley compliance issues within the application development process.
While much of the work to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been focused on adding controls to business processes and systems related to financial reporting, some companies are beginning to tap application life-cycle management tools to address Sarbanes-Oxley compliance as part of the application development process.
These companies are using tools to automate development and documentation processes. That documentation can then be audited to detail who has accessed code and what changes have been made. It can also be used to track what testing and quality assurance have been done when building applications or changing existing ones that fall under the act's scope. Some companies are finding that these compliance efforts are yielding additional rewards, like reducing costly rework by automating the change management aspects of programming.
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