The Audit area does not typically participate in the development activity. They conduct
routine audit reviews to ensure that the product is in compliance with published policies and
procedures. They are also directly tasked with the responsibility to ensure that the proper
levels of control exist for any application that will impact the financial statements of the
organizations. These requirements are more fully detailed in 7.2.7 Control Verification and
the Independent Tester. The responsibilities of these two groups in relationship to acceptance
testing are: