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IT Government

Is an integral part of overall enterprise governance. The objective of IT governance is to understand the issues and strategic importance of IT for the enterprise to sustain into the future.

Role of IT Governance

Purpose is to direct IT endeavors to ensure the following objectives are met: 

  • IT alignment with enterprise and realization of promised benefits

  • Use of IT to enable enterprise by exploiting opportunities and maximizing benefits

  • Use of IT resources responsibly

  • Appropriate IT-related risks management

Good IT governance is important in supporting and enabling enterprise goals. (CoBIT 3)

Guidelines

  • Strategic alignment - being aligned means an enterprise's investment is in balanced with strategic objectives to build the capabilities needed to deliver business value. It means to continuously move forward and being better aligned than competitors. (CoBIT 6)

  • Risk management - Means to minimize risk or mitigate risks of the enterprise. A risk is a probability or threat of damage, injury, liability, loss or any other negative occurence. Risks should be analyzed for the awareness of risk will influence strategic decisions. (CoBIT 6)

  • Performance measurement - Measures relationships and knowledge-based assets necessary to compete in the information age. Purpose is to achieve one or more pre-selected goals.

  • Resource management - Purpose is to monitor the usage of resources. IT invest in the resources required to support a business capability to result in the desired outcome. (CoBIT 12)

Tools and Best Practices

  • CoBIT - is an enabler for establishing IT governance and complying with continually increasing regulatory requirements. It is based on the analysis. Provides a process model that represents all the process normally found in IT functions. Framework provides a clear idea against IT governance requirements, processes, and controls. 

  • ITIL - Enables IT services to be managed throughout their life cycle. Is the best practice for aligning IT services with needs of business. 

  • Val IT - Purpose is to help organizations define the relationship between a business and IT. It addresses assumptions, costs, risks, and outcomes related to IT-enabled business investments. 

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