The document discusses the importance of conducting thorough due diligence, including independent source code reviews, when venture capitalists and private equity firms invest in technology startups. It notes that source code reviews are crucial for identifying risks related to intellectual property, security, licensing, and software quality. The review process involves analyzing the source code to evaluate its structure, components from other sources, and adherence to the company's standards. This helps investors assess the overall quality and viability of the technology as well as the company seeking investment.
Evaluating open source projects is a permanent challenge that OW2 has chosen to meet by defining a unique composite indicator now applied to its projects. This indicator facilitates the evaluation of open source projects from the point of view of corporate information systems managers. The growth of open source software is taking place in two main directions. First, by moving up the layers of information systems: from the operating system to the business applications, open source software is increasingly used by non-IT specialists. Second, by becoming “mainstream”, open source is reaching out to decision-makers who are unfamiliar with open source. For these new users, educated in the commercial practices of proprietary software vendors, open source remains a counter-intuitive model; its technical, legal and community specificities are a source of uncertainty that is not very favourable to positive decisions. Mainstream decision-makers must hear a language they understand. This is the role of the Market Readiness Levels (MRL) method developed by OW2 for evaluating open source projects. With MRL, decision-makers have a familiar indicator that positions open source projects according to the “business” decision criteria they are used to. Open source is moving towards them.
The talk begins with a presentation of the MRL method, its three levels of analysis and the hundred or so criteria taken into account. It then gives the example of a few OW2 projects evaluated by the method and explains what benefits it brings to the development teams, but also to the end-users and the open source in general
Emerging markets present both opportunities and hidden risks for investors. While emerging economies often experience rapid GDP growth, studies show there is little correlation between GDP growth and investment returns. Investments in emerging markets face risks including foreign exchange conversion risks impacting returns, less liquidity, poor corporate governance, and political and regulatory risks like inconsistent transfer pricing rules. Thoroughly understanding country-specific risks is essential for investors when evaluating opportunities in emerging economies.
Geared investments that use leverage like margin loans can increase both gains and losses compared to regular investments because their performance is amplified by the leverage. While leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds receive blame for end of day volatility, regular market declines also contribute to volatility not just geared investments. Geared investments require understanding of the extra risk from leverage that can multiply both upside and downside performance.
2B - Business IT Investment Risks - Richard MouldsCFG
This document discusses business IT investment risks and lessons learned from past projects. It identifies 10 best practices for successful IT investments based on research, including quantifying benefits and identifying all stakeholders. Two key lessons are to list all risks and issues from reference sites for each option, and ensure project sponsors address difficult issues. The document also discusses challenges faced by armed forces charities in a changing environment and how the Royal British Legion's business model and operating model are transitioning in response.
Outsourcing product development introductionsuryauk
The document discusses outsourcing software product development. It defines key terms like outsourcing, offshoring, and offshoring. It also discusses reasons for outsourcing like increasing speed and reducing costs. The document provides frameworks for assessing an organization's readiness for outsourcing and determining what product development activities can be outsourced. It identifies common issues with outsourced projects like taking a "big bang" approach without proper preparation.
Outsourcing Life Cycle: Assessment / Business CaseAltoros
The document discusses software companies outsourcing some of their product development to external vendors in order to accelerate innovation, lower costs, and increase shareholder value. It recommends companies first conduct a thorough readiness assessment to examine their ability to outsource and determine which applications and processes are best suited. The assessment evaluates business objectives, development processes, culture, and financial expectations. It provides a report on outsourcing readiness along with recommendations on project sequencing, ROI analysis, and an engagement roadmap. Strategic outsourcing requires the right planning, governance, communication, and management in order to be successful.
This document provides an insider's guide to security reviews for Salesforce partners developing apps. It outlines 10 tips for success: 1) Have a security strategy from the start, 2) Educate your team, 3) Understand what is tested, 4) Know the scope, 5) Provide all needed test credentials, 6) Leverage security tools, 7) Address all issues in failure reports, 8) Log re-submission cases, 9) Expect periodic reviews, and 10) Ask for help. Security reviews ensure apps meet standards to accelerate time to market while protecting customer data and trust in the AppExchange.
Insider's Guide to the AppExchange Security Review (Dreamforce 2015)Salesforce Partners
The document provides an overview of the AppExchange security review process for independent software vendors (ISVs). It begins with some legal statements and disclaimers. It then provides 10 tips for ISVs to help them successfully complete the security review process, including having a security strategy, taking advantage of Salesforce resources for education, understanding what is being tested, and using security scanning tools appropriately. The overall message is that security should be incorporated throughout the development lifecycle and the security review is intended to help ISVs build more secure apps and accelerate time to market.
Evaluating open source projects is a permanent challenge that OW2 has chosen to meet by defining a unique composite indicator now applied to its projects. This indicator facilitates the evaluation of open source projects from the point of view of corporate information systems managers. The growth of open source software is taking place in two main directions. First, by moving up the layers of information systems: from the operating system to the business applications, open source software is increasingly used by non-IT specialists. Second, by becoming “mainstream”, open source is reaching out to decision-makers who are unfamiliar with open source. For these new users, educated in the commercial practices of proprietary software vendors, open source remains a counter-intuitive model; its technical, legal and community specificities are a source of uncertainty that is not very favourable to positive decisions. Mainstream decision-makers must hear a language they understand. This is the role of the Market Readiness Levels (MRL) method developed by OW2 for evaluating open source projects. With MRL, decision-makers have a familiar indicator that positions open source projects according to the “business” decision criteria they are used to. Open source is moving towards them.
The talk begins with a presentation of the MRL method, its three levels of analysis and the hundred or so criteria taken into account. It then gives the example of a few OW2 projects evaluated by the method and explains what benefits it brings to the development teams, but also to the end-users and the open source in general
Emerging markets present both opportunities and hidden risks for investors. While emerging economies often experience rapid GDP growth, studies show there is little correlation between GDP growth and investment returns. Investments in emerging markets face risks including foreign exchange conversion risks impacting returns, less liquidity, poor corporate governance, and political and regulatory risks like inconsistent transfer pricing rules. Thoroughly understanding country-specific risks is essential for investors when evaluating opportunities in emerging economies.
Geared investments that use leverage like margin loans can increase both gains and losses compared to regular investments because their performance is amplified by the leverage. While leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds receive blame for end of day volatility, regular market declines also contribute to volatility not just geared investments. Geared investments require understanding of the extra risk from leverage that can multiply both upside and downside performance.
2B - Business IT Investment Risks - Richard MouldsCFG
This document discusses business IT investment risks and lessons learned from past projects. It identifies 10 best practices for successful IT investments based on research, including quantifying benefits and identifying all stakeholders. Two key lessons are to list all risks and issues from reference sites for each option, and ensure project sponsors address difficult issues. The document also discusses challenges faced by armed forces charities in a changing environment and how the Royal British Legion's business model and operating model are transitioning in response.
Outsourcing product development introductionsuryauk
The document discusses outsourcing software product development. It defines key terms like outsourcing, offshoring, and offshoring. It also discusses reasons for outsourcing like increasing speed and reducing costs. The document provides frameworks for assessing an organization's readiness for outsourcing and determining what product development activities can be outsourced. It identifies common issues with outsourced projects like taking a "big bang" approach without proper preparation.
Outsourcing Life Cycle: Assessment / Business CaseAltoros
The document discusses software companies outsourcing some of their product development to external vendors in order to accelerate innovation, lower costs, and increase shareholder value. It recommends companies first conduct a thorough readiness assessment to examine their ability to outsource and determine which applications and processes are best suited. The assessment evaluates business objectives, development processes, culture, and financial expectations. It provides a report on outsourcing readiness along with recommendations on project sequencing, ROI analysis, and an engagement roadmap. Strategic outsourcing requires the right planning, governance, communication, and management in order to be successful.
This document provides an insider's guide to security reviews for Salesforce partners developing apps. It outlines 10 tips for success: 1) Have a security strategy from the start, 2) Educate your team, 3) Understand what is tested, 4) Know the scope, 5) Provide all needed test credentials, 6) Leverage security tools, 7) Address all issues in failure reports, 8) Log re-submission cases, 9) Expect periodic reviews, and 10) Ask for help. Security reviews ensure apps meet standards to accelerate time to market while protecting customer data and trust in the AppExchange.
Insider's Guide to the AppExchange Security Review (Dreamforce 2015)Salesforce Partners
The document provides an overview of the AppExchange security review process for independent software vendors (ISVs). It begins with some legal statements and disclaimers. It then provides 10 tips for ISVs to help them successfully complete the security review process, including having a security strategy, taking advantage of Salesforce resources for education, understanding what is being tested, and using security scanning tools appropriately. The overall message is that security should be incorporated throughout the development lifecycle and the security review is intended to help ISVs build more secure apps and accelerate time to market.
Maximizing Potential - Hiring and Managing Dedicated Software Developers.pdfJamesEddie2
Maximizing Potential: Hiring and Managing Dedicated Software Developers is your ultimate guide to building a successful software development team. Learn the best practices for hiring and managing dedicated software developers and maximize your team's potential. Our expert tips and insights will help you streamline your hiring process, improve team collaboration, and increase productivity. Start building your dream team today with Maximizing Potential!
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Aumento Ventures is considering two potential Series A investments:
1) RapL, a workforce training app that delivers personalized, gamified content to employees via mobile. It has over 100k users at 60+ companies and $2.2M in seed funding. Increased remote work drives demand but competition is growing.
2) Sust Global provides geospatial climate risk and emissions monitoring software. It has $3.12M in seed funding and customers include data providers, investors, and corporations. The total addressable market is large but scalable data sourcing and product protection will be crucial to success.
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Systems analysis and design projects begin with identifying a business need that can create value through information technology. A feasibility study determines if the project is technically, economically, and organizationally feasible. An approval committee then selects projects based on how they contribute to a balanced portfolio that aligns with overall business strategies and objectives.
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1. What is OSS and its benefits, such as lower costs, access to source code, and continued innovation.
2. The risks of using OSS, including technical issues, regulatory compliance, security vulnerabilities, legal risks, and impacts to brand.
3. The need for an OSS strategy and policy to maximize benefits while minimizing risks. Critical policy elements are discussed.
4. The importance of governance to ensure effective OSS management, avoid legal issues, and address security and support challenges. Lack of governance can result in technical failures, security breaches and legal action.
This document discusses technical debt in software development and how open source development helps mitigate it. It defines technical debt as code maintained solely by one organization that deviates from the main development branch. Open source development helps reduce technical debt by unifying development efforts. The document outlines different types of technical debt and their causes, as well as strategies like contributing code to open source projects and aligning internal development with upstream projects to address technical debt at an organizational level.
This document discusses software outsourcing. It begins by introducing software outsourcing and its benefits, such as improving quality, speeding delivery times, and reducing costs. It then discusses some common issues with software outsourcing, such as maintaining control over the project and ensuring the vendor can meet requirements. The rest of the document delves deeper into specific issues like intellectual property protection, defining roles and responsibilities, and ensuring security. It emphasizes the importance of clear communication, contracts, and ongoing monitoring to help manage the risks of outsourcing software development.
DevOps aims to rapidly develop and deploy software applications through cross-company collaboration. While open source software allows for faster development, it can introduce legal, security and operational risks if not properly managed. The document proposes integrating continuous compliance checks into the DevOps process to proactively monitor for risks from open source components throughout development. This catches issues earlier and avoids delays from fixing problems found later through audits. It recommends pre-approving open source packages and monitoring components for policy compliance and vulnerabilities to balance rapid development with risk management.
Decentralized Finance is a system that offers financial functionalities like traditional finance institutions; however, it does not have any centralized authority overlooking it. DeFi offers a lot of opportunities for career buildup, specifically for developers. Also, many governments, traders, investors are now utilizing blockchain technology to truly decentralize the finance sector.
However, to get a career in DeFi, you need to have certain skills. For example, understand front-end development, be an expert of smart contracts, analyze risk factors and offer fast solutions, master web 3.0 applications development, use development tools efficiently, etc., are some of the required skillsets.
We at 101 Blockchains are here to help you develop your career path in DeFi. Therefore, we are offering our Introduction to DeFi course to help you understand how decentralized Finance works and help you become an expert on the subject matter.
Learn more about the course from here ->
Introduction to DeFi Course
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/defi-course
Learn about additional courses and masterclasses for the finance sector ->
Blockchain in Finance Masterclass
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/blockchain-in-finance
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Masterclass
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/central-bank-digital-currency
Enterprise Blockchains and Trade Finance Course
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/enterprise-blockchains-and-trade-finance
We also offer lucrative certification courses for professionals. Learn more about these courses from here ->
Certified Enterprise Blockchain Professional (CEBP) course
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/blockchain-expert-certification
Certified Enterprise Blockchain Architect (CEBA) course
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/certified-enterprise-blockchain-architect
Certified Blockchain Security Architect (CBSE) course
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/certified-blockchain-security-expert
Read our full guide on this topic ->
https://101blockchains.com/career-in-defi/
What to prepare before engaging with an offshore team (footnotes included)Chris Hote
Hi everyone
I will be talking today about outsourcing IT work to an offshore team and more specifically about how to prepare yourself, your team, and your company to such venture.
This webinar is the first of a two-episodes series: the next webinar will focus on best practices when running an outsourced offshore project.
My name is Chris joining today from Orléans in France yet permanently located in Boston.
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The document provides steps and information for setting up a small-scale industrial project in India. It discusses selecting an idea and viable product, conceptualizing the project, arranging finances, developing the unit including registration, and obtaining necessary approvals. Key steps include selecting a product and process, arranging finances, developing the unit site and obtaining utilities, hiring staff and procuring machinery and materials, registering the SSI unit, and ensuring required approvals are in place.
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DELIVER QUALITY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS BY FOLLOWING SIMPLE STEPSTechahead Software
Outsourcing is cost-effective, and offshore software outsourcing, in particular, helps reduce development costs, which leads to a reduced market price and more competitiveness.
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However, finding one good company is a constant concern as the demand for software testing specialists is rising, and many companies face a severe shortage of them. Getting started with a list of companies is just not the right way to do it. First, you must know how to begin your search for a company that meets your needs. Hence, unlike other blogs, we’ll help you get started on your search for the best testing companies to outsource.
Firms face constraints on capital and resources, forcing them to choose between valuable projects. Many firms use capital rationing, setting a fixed R&D budget based on past sales and then ranking projects. Quantitative methods convert projects into estimates of future cash returns to enable mathematical comparisons, though estimates are questionable for uncertain environments. Commonly used quantitative methods include discounted cash flow analysis like net present value and internal rate of return, and considering projects as real options that create future opportunities. While quantitative methods provide concrete estimates, these are only as accurate as the original profit forecasts, which are difficult to produce for truly innovative products. Most projects also require evaluation of qualitative factors too hard to quantify.
This document provides guidance for public sector organizations on accessing and implementing reusable open source software. It discusses the benefits of open source such as transparency, cost savings, and avoiding vendor lock-in. It provides an overview of the open source ecosystem and frameworks for procuring open source professionally. It also covers topics like evaluating open source options and licenses, and engaging with open source suppliers and solutions.
1) There are two main categories of open source licenses - permissive licenses that allow reuse with few obligations, and copyleft licenses like the GPL that require derivatives to also be open source.
2) Organizations adopting open source software face risks if they do not comply with license obligations like source code sharing. Compliance is especially important for regulated industries and is overseen by groups like the Free Software Foundation.
3) To encourage compliance, enforcement focuses on education and fixing issues rather than penalties. Legal action is a last resort, and the primary goal is bringing organizations into compliance while respecting users' freedom.
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The document discusses open source software (OSS), including its benefits and risks. It covers four main parts:
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3. The need for an OSS strategy and policy to maximize benefits while minimizing risks. Critical policy elements are discussed.
4. The importance of governance to ensure effective OSS management, avoid legal issues, and address security and support challenges. Lack of governance can result in technical failures, security breaches and legal action.
This document discusses technical debt in software development and how open source development helps mitigate it. It defines technical debt as code maintained solely by one organization that deviates from the main development branch. Open source development helps reduce technical debt by unifying development efforts. The document outlines different types of technical debt and their causes, as well as strategies like contributing code to open source projects and aligning internal development with upstream projects to address technical debt at an organizational level.
This document discusses software outsourcing. It begins by introducing software outsourcing and its benefits, such as improving quality, speeding delivery times, and reducing costs. It then discusses some common issues with software outsourcing, such as maintaining control over the project and ensuring the vendor can meet requirements. The rest of the document delves deeper into specific issues like intellectual property protection, defining roles and responsibilities, and ensuring security. It emphasizes the importance of clear communication, contracts, and ongoing monitoring to help manage the risks of outsourcing software development.
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Decentralized Finance is a system that offers financial functionalities like traditional finance institutions; however, it does not have any centralized authority overlooking it. DeFi offers a lot of opportunities for career buildup, specifically for developers. Also, many governments, traders, investors are now utilizing blockchain technology to truly decentralize the finance sector.
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We at 101 Blockchains are here to help you develop your career path in DeFi. Therefore, we are offering our Introduction to DeFi course to help you understand how decentralized Finance works and help you become an expert on the subject matter.
Learn more about the course from here ->
Introduction to DeFi Course
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/defi-course
Learn about additional courses and masterclasses for the finance sector ->
Blockchain in Finance Masterclass
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/blockchain-in-finance
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Masterclass
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/central-bank-digital-currency
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Certified Blockchain Security Architect (CBSE) course
https://academy.101blockchains.com/courses/certified-blockchain-security-expert
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https://101blockchains.com/career-in-defi/
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1. Venture Capitalists Tech
Investment Hidden Risks
2015
WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE DUE DILLEGENCE
PROCESS
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2. Venture Capital and Private Equity in the Tech Sector
The rapid pace of innovation in the Technology sector is attracting both venture capital and private
equity investment into UK companies and the bulk of that investment is in London based
organisations. Q1 of 2015 saw London technology smash previous funding records. The amount
raised by London companies comprises 80% of all UK companies with a value of $856.7m.
With the technology sector being so buoyant investors inundated with dealflow. This is driving how
investors exercise risk assessments. Early stage investors would be review a few good companies
each week.
With such a competitive landscape the challenge for technology entrepreneurs is getting the
attention of investors. Key to this is clearly presenting the company’s strategy. A solid business plan
is important but if the overall strategy is weak then there is unlikely to be investment in the
organisation.
Risk versus Reward
There are good reasons why VCs are cautious with their investment money. Generally they are
taking enormous risks on untested ventures which they hope will eventually transform into the next
big thing.
With mature organisations, the process of establishing value and being a sound investment if
reasonably straightforward as there is a track record of sales, profits and cash flow with early stage
ventures VCs will delve deeper into the business, the opportunity and the underlying technology
behind the business.
The key considerations by late round investors will be:
Management – Who is the team behind the organisation and what is their track record?
Size of market – Demonstrating the target market opportunity which will indicate the
returns investors might expect from any investment.
Great Product – Investors want to invest in great products with a completive edge that are
long lasting and sustainable.
What is the current revenue status of the early stage company? Are they generating sales
and future pipeline prior to any investment.
What are the risks – VCs are taking on risk and their skill as investors is understanding all
risks and making fully informed decisions for a successful outcome. The two main areas VCs
will focus.
The entrepreneur needs to understand that not all money is the same and not all funding sources
are equal. The entrepreneur must carefully consider the implications which may follow from the
investor and other requirements of various financing sources. Some examples:
Board member status for investor a requirement.
Require the employment of advisors.
Require the creation of an advisory board.
Investor invests and observes but does not play an active role.
3. Business Risk
The business risk an investors look at will depend on whether it is an early stage investment or a late
round investment.
The skills of early stage investment funds is being able to identify the potential of a technology even
if today they the product is not right or needs significant evolution to become successful. This way
an early stage investor is able to maximise their return while minimising their initial investment.
Outside of the technology early stage investors would view the current revenue status of the early
stage company to decide which investment fund(s) if any the company would fit into.
Late round investors would by nature of the investment would seek clarity in the company’s
business plan which would include:
Is this the right product for today and the future?
Is there enough money in the fund to fully meet the opportunity?
Is there an eventual exit from the investment, a chance to see a return?
Regulatory or legal risks
Technology Risk
Following from the strategy review will be a technology review. Typically the focus will be on the
ability of both the software and the development to team to deliver on the products roadmap in line
with the investor’s timelines.
There will be a detailed review of the software architecture, code quality, software engineering
quality, scalability and robustness.
If the company is a software start-up an expected pre-requisite that software development
leverages open source software. There may well be a valid reasons why a start-up would be use
open source software but in the due diligence of a dealflow the start-up would need a clear and
strong justification as to why open source software has not been used.
The reality is that many young companies do not understand the value of intellectual property and
risks that can be engineered into software applications.
The types of risks that investors will look for are:
Software architecture, scalability and extensibility
Exposure to third-party platforms
Intellectual property value – an objective view of the software’s unique value in the market
Intellectual Property and patent evaluation – are there any patent infringements?
Third party dependencies
Open source software risk exposure
To identify these technology risks typically a third party specialist will be contracted to perform a
source code review. This code review can either be initiated by the technology organisation prior to
seeking investment, by the VC or Private Equity Organisation as part of the due diligence process or
both. If the organisation goes into a funding exercise without visibility of the quality of their code
and associated risks there is a good chance the investors will view the investment as risky regardless
of the functionality of the technology in question
4. Why Due Diligence Should Include an Independent Source Code Review?
Apart from identifying current issues in the source code such as licensing irregularities, problematic
IP or potential security vulnerabilities in software components which typically can be remediated,
reviewing the source code could identify inefficiencies or flaws in the development process.
It could identify the need to have a proper code inspection process during the development cycle,
thus eliminating the issues earlier.
It may be appropriate to create an open source software adoption process with proper tooling can
help lower your costs of compliance, not to mention minimising disruptions during key transactions.
Similar to bugs in software is far more efficient and cost effective to catch issues early.
Before discussing Source Code Reviews it is important we are clear what we mean by Source Code.
What is Source Code?
Source code is a set of programming language statements and commands a software developer
creates that becomes part or all of the applications that a use, website or device runs. There are a
plethora of languages used by developers such as C, C++, C#, Java or scripting languages such as
JavaScript, PERL, Python, PHP. The Source Code is compiled into an executable which the target
device will execute.
What is a Source Code Review or Audit?
A Source Code review or audit should be performed by an independent third party specialist in this
area of expertise. If you are a VC or private equity firm it is unlikely that you would have these skills
in house. If you are a software company seeking investment it is likely you would have somebody in
house who would have the skills needed to perform the review however they may not be able to
produce a reliable and objective report.
Why is a Source Code Review Imperative?
Developers today rarely code a complete application from scratch. Applications are made up of
components of code from a variety of sources which are stitched together to create the finished
application. This makes for very dynamic and agile development but with it there are a number of
inherent risks. Each component will have a number of attributes such as how it is licensed and its
version.
Outside of the function of the application(s) investors need to have details of the make-up and
provenance of the code components in the following areas:
Intellectual property and licensing
Security of the software
How will the software be maintained and supported
The capabilities and maturity of the components being used
Ability to integrate with other applications
Quality of the components that make up the application
Innovation – Can the application be evolved over time
Viability of the open source community around the components being used
Fundamentally it boils down to assessing the overall quality and consistency of the source code. The
source code is an indicator of the quality of the organisation seeking investment. Software
5. development is a creative exercise and developers should be allowed to express the personal style
and approach but in line with the organisations standards which all developers should follow.
What is the Process for a Source Code Audit
First an NDA must be in place between the reviewer and the organisation
Once the NDA is in place the reviewer will question key stakeholders in the organisations to
ensure there is a clear understanding of the reasoning behind the audit and the
organisation’s environment such as the size of the portfolio, languages and tools in use
particularly any automatic code generators.
A Statement of Work then produced and agreed. This will include:
a. A breakdown of Software Portfolio into audit segments
b. Full automated source code scanning, analysis and reporting
c. Resolve copyrights, standard headers and author tags discovered in the portfolio
d. Analyse, verify modules and issue regular audit progress reports
e. Quality review and sign off of licensing and copyright attributes of every software
file in Software Portfolio
f. Delivery of audit report(s), review of the reports
The report will be reviewed and signed off by the organisations management
Once signed of the final reports will be completed and delivered to the organisation. The reports will
include:
Audit Report: A high level executive report, containing high level information and graphic
representation of licences, copyrights, OSS projects, security vulnerabilities and encryption
content within Software Portfolio. Source Code Control Audit report is delivered in pdf
format.
Overview Report and Detailed file-by-file Reports: verified machine-generated reports on
Software Portfolio. Overview Report shall be delivered in pdf format. Detailed file-by-file
Report shall be delivered in in CSV (readable by Microsoft Excel application) format.
Concatenated Licence List report: containing a consolidated text of all available licences
within Software Portfolio in pdf format.
Security Vulnerability Report: A cross reference of all security vulnerability information as
reported by the National Vulnerability Database in pdf format.
Encryption Report: list of OSS projects detected in the portfolio that could be subject to
export control, in pdf format.
6. Conclusion
Whether you are a technology organisation seeking investment or a venture capital/private equity
organisation investing in technology organisations there is a typical process of due diligence
reviewing business strategy, business risk, technology risk, technical architecture and source code
risk.
It is imperative that there is transparency of the make-up of the underlying source code related to
the technology. Any undeclared risks in the code could potentially devalue a return on investment. A
code audit should not be a one off exercise but should be part of all stages of the development
process. The end result will be quality code, secure code and licence compliant code.