Firms with superior IT governance have more than 25% higher profits than firms with poor governance given the same strategic objectives. These top performers have custom designed IT governance for their strategies. Just as corporate governance aims to ensure quality decisions about all corporate assets, IT governance links IT decisions with company objectives and monitors performance and accountability. Based on a study of 250 enterprises worldwide, IT Governance shows how to design and implement a system of decision rights that will transform IT from an expense to a profitable investment.
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Argues that the real reason IT fails to deliver value is that companies have no formal system in place for guiding and monitoring IT decisions. This book shows that companies need IT governance systems to ensure that IT investments are made effectively.
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Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 1 - IT Governance Simultaneously Empowers and Controls Chapter 2 - Five Key IT Decisions: Making IT a Strategic Asset Chapter 3 - IT Governance Archetypes for Allocating Decision Rights Chapter 4 - Mechanisms for Implementing IT Governance Chapter 5 - What IT Governance Works Best Chapter 6 - Linking Strategy, IT Governance and Performance Chapter 7 - Government and Not for Profit Organizations Chapter 8 - Leadership Principles for IT Governance Appendix A - Research Sites Appendix B - Measuring Governance Performance Index
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Product details
ISBN
9781591392538
Published
2004-06-01
Publisher
Vendor
Harvard Business Review Press
Weight
589 gr
Height
241 mm
Width
165 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
288