2.3 Perhaps the most important activity of any audit is planning. The greater the
care taken in the planning the more precise and effective will be the audit. Planning is
carried out at three levels.
Strategic Plan
2.4 This is long term planning where the targets and objectives for the audit of IT
systems of the auditees of the entire IA&AD are determined by the Office of the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India for a period of about 3-5 years. This plan
should cover all the auditee organizations and address issues like
• aims and long term objectives of audit;
• how to re-orient audit techniques and methods to meet the changing
requirements;
• human and infrastructure requirements and
• training needs