Question 280
During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that the technology portfolio consumes resources that were allocated to a higher-priority business service. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. What control exposure MOST directly explains why this observation is significant?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Correct. Insufficient or misallocated people, budget and technical capacity may leave essential services unsustainable. The described exception is: the technology portfolio consumes resources that were allocated to a higher-priority business service. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of freight tracking and fleet operations, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.
Incorrect Answers
Misleading or poorly governed measures can conceal material service risk and distort decisions. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.
Weak governance can misalign technology decisions, accountability and risk ownership with enterprise objectives. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.
Quality claims may not reflect end-to-end requirements when assurance lacks independence, feedback and traceable controls. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.