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- Minimal ITblog rootIT governance and IT processesCurrent IT governance frameworks such as COBITfocus on IT's internal processes. Governance can be made even moreeffective by including metrics structured around systems.At Metrici, we have been comparing our system governance approach with COBIT, which is probably the most widely adopted framework for IT...
- Tags: Strategy, andrew.clifford@..., information technology, system governance, COBIT
- Discussion threads 2006-05-15
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- SOA Governance: Enabling Sustainable Success With SOA
- This white paper offers a practical explanation of SOA governance, where governance should be applied, and the technologies to consider when putting an SOA governance system into place. By making governance an up-front part of the SOA implementation strategy, one will greatly enhance the chances of success and achieving a...
- Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-10-01
- Information Security Governance: COBIT or ISO 17799 or Both?
- Information Security governance has become an established and recognized component of Corporate Governance, and specifically Information Technology governance, 'Corporate Governance consists of the set of policies and internal controls by which organizations, irrespective of size or form, are directed and managed. Information security governance is a sub-set of organizations' overall...
- Tags: Information Security, ISO, Information Security Governance, Security
- White papers 2005-03-09
- SOA Governance for Developers and Architects: Find Out How It Affects You and Your Job Today
- SOA governance is becoming a big issue. Enterprise IT groups and CIOs are creating new governance policies around SOA, enterprise architecture, Software Development Life Cycle SDLC, and more. Learn about governance from a developer's perspective, including concerns about governance milestones, the importance of governance, and how to be more productive...
- Tags: Job, Developer, SOA, SOA Governance, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-09-26
- Assessment of IT Governance - A Prioritization of Cobit
- A shared view on the definition of IT governance is lacking and practitioners do not use present IT governance frameworks to support their decision-making. This paper presents an Architecture Theory Diagram, and a framework for defining IT governance based on an extensive literature study. The framework for defining IT governance...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Cobit, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-02-27
- Effective SOA Governance
- Make SOA more effective with a lifecycle approach to SOA governance. Implementing SOA without a clear governance strategy is a common pitfall. One that may inhibit your success in realizing the flexibility and time-to-market benefits that probably drove you to SOA in the first place. This paper first helps...
- Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-03-01
- IT Governance Framework
- With IT at the core of most 21st century businesses, and with today's focus on compliance and risk management as a result of legislation like Sarbanes-Oxley, organizations can no longer afford to have IT governance by default or bad IT governance by design. IT governance at its most basic is...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Strategy, Management
- Research reports 2005-03-29
- Prioritizing IT Governance: Literature Vs Practice
- The field of IT governance has emerged in order to address organizational issues for IT value delivery to the business. However, a shared view of the definition of IT governance is lacking between researchers and practitioners, and support for decision-making is neither present. A commonly agreed upon definition of IT...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-01-16
- What Is IT Governance, and Why Should You Care?
- IT governance is focused on the alignment of the business strategy to the services provided by the IT department. IT governance ensures the linkage between the business process and the IT processes by establishing the management mechanisms necessary to ensure predicable IT service delivery. IT governance has traditionally been the...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, SOA Governance, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-04-18
- Governance: The CIO's--and the Board's--Business
- Effective IT governance practices have become critical for supporting overall corporate objectives. Without this required level of governance, organizations are unable to ensure that business and IT goals are properly aligned. They are then limited in their ability to ensure that IT investments sustain and extend business strategies and objectives....
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Board, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Build consensus and communication through effective governance
- A properly designed governance structure is the framework that supports the ability of an organization to function. See how the proper design and implementation of a governance model can have a direct impact on your company's long-term success. Successful governance isn't about control; it's about having and...
- Tags: Governance, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2005-09-13
- Conformance, Performance, and Rapport: A Framework for Corporate and IT Governance
- Governance should extend out from the board in three directions: conformance, performance, and rapport CPR. These three dimensions are a necessary part of good governance because governance, properly construed, cannot be just about mitigating risks, about avoiding the pain of lack of compliance with regulatory authorities conformance. The CPR framework...
- Tags: IT Governance, Performance, Governance, Information Technology, Balanced Scorecard, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Performance Management, Marketing, Marketing Research, Quality, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Governance and Control Implementation
- The paper Governance and Control Part I presented the business reasons for setting up a Governance Model and the proper Control within the Information Technology organization. It also gave a high level definition of what IT Governance and Control are. This paper goes deeper in the Governance and Control aspects...
- Tags: Implementation, Information Technology, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2005-10-18
- Outsourcing Best Practices - A Primer on Outsourcing Governance
- The cardinal sin of outsourcing governance is one of focusing entirely on the mechanics and the price. By doing that one may miss the true potential of the relationship. So spend the time and effort required to ensure an effective governance process, but don't lose sight of the fact that...
- Tags: Governance, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2006-08-01
- SOA Governance, Organization
- SOA Service Oriented Architecture Governance is an essential ingredient for SOA success. The paper has discusses what governance is comprised of, how policies implement an SOA governance model, and how these policies can be enforced using technology solutions. The paper also discusses an approach to developing an SOA governance model...
- Tags: SOA, SOA Governance, IT.com, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-04-18
- CIO Roundtable: Aligning IT and Corporate Governance
- Since the introduction of the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act - otherwise known as Sarbanes-Oxley SOX - the topic of governance has dominated both headlines and boardrooms the world over. The resulting evolution that has taken place in corporate governance has helped protect investors and make boards...
- Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Information Technology, Corporate Governance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Law, Regulations, Business Operations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2005-10-26
- Develop a culture of IT governance within your organization
- This sample chapter, taken from CIO Wisdom II: More Best Practices, discusses how to implement the CPR framework for IT governance. IT governance, properly construed, is a discipline within corporate governance.This sample chapter, taken from CIO Wisdom II: More Best Practices, recounts the evolution of the concept...
- Tags: CIO, IT Governance, Information Technology, Prentice Hall Inc., Strategy, Management
- Book chapters 2006-04-28
- Governance
- The role of governance has never been more critical. Corporate leaders are required to move from a best-practices approach to a legislated approach, and IT departments today are charged with delivering business value with an eye on managing risk as well as establishing, assessing, and reporting against effective business controls....
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Governance, Asset Management, Strategy, Security, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management
- White papers 2006-02-07
- IT Governance: The Safe Way to Effective and Efficient Governance
- Putting an IT governance program in place is no small task and may seem like overkill when IT makes up only a small portion of the company's overall budget. However, with today's budget constraints and tight margins, coupled with IT's increasing role in running and growing an enterprise, the work...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Integrated Information Systems Inc., Strategy, Management
- White papers 2005-10-15
- IT Governance - An Integrated Framework and Roadmap: How to Plan, Deploy and Sustain for Competitive Advantage
- The issues, opportunities and challenges of effectively governing an organization's Information Technology IT demands, investments and resources has become a major concern of the Board and executive management in enterprises on a global basis. IT is an integral part of most organizations today and will certainly become more critical in...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Competitive Advantage, Computer Associates International Inc., Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-03-01
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