While there remains some debate as to whether enough companies, governments and organizations are sufficiently recognizing and addressing the Year 2000, of late there seems to be no shortage of prose on the subject. I try to use the term carefully.
Audits appropriately connote the efforts of a respected, regimented and well-established profession.
But while the audit function is familiar to many companies, the Year 2000 is not. The Year 2000 impacts many unanticipated applications, devices and practices, some of which may not be uncovered until it is too late. By mid 1998, many Year 2000 issues may be common knowledge. However in 1996, I believe much Year 2000 knowledge is far from common. Worse yet, there is no recovery time for the Year 2000.