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- 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
- The Longtail of IT Governance
- Open source has shown how marketplaces can thrive on doing good, but can whether the same concept be applied to IT governance? Archer Technology hopes so. The risk assessment and compliance company announced Archer Exchange, an open marketplace for governance applications here at its user conference in Orlando. ...
- Tags: Application, IT Governance, Information Technology, IBM Lotus SmartSuite, Archer Exchange, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- IT Governance and SOA governance: little in common
- IT governance and SOA governance: little in commonThe hype never ends"People frequently put IT and SOA governance in the same bucket, and suggest that it won’t be long before the two will be one in the same."IMO, there is simply governance. Does splitting out a new category of governance provide...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA, SOA governance, IT governance, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- IT Governance and SOA governance: little in common
- People frequently put IT and SOA governance in the same bucket, and suggest that it won't be long before the two will be one in the same. However, the two actually have little in common, according to one industry commentator. In a new post over at the...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, SOA, SOA Governance, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-03-10
- TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 6 of 6): Keeping Control of Your SharePoint Sites With IT Governance (Level 200)
- This webcast talks about how to manage Shared Service Providers, including the ability to use profiles, personalized sites, and audiences to deliver customized content to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 users. It demonstrates the security, policy, and auditing facilities available to SharePoint Server 2007 administrators. The attendee will learn how...
- Tags: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, IT Governance, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft SharePoint, Auditing, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft TechNet, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-01-30
- Project portfolio management and IT Governance
- Can project portfolio management (PPM) help prevent IT failures? To find out, I spoke with David Hurwitz, Vice President of Marketing, and Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist, from CA's Clarity PPM solutions group. Implementing IT governance is important for organizations charged with overseeing groups of projects. Although...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Problem, Project Portfolio Management, IT Governance Institute, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-12-21
- Enterprise 2.0 IT Governance: Whole Foods bans execs from blogs and chat
- Enterprise 2.0 and IT governance have just kissed and jumped. In a Nov. 2 update to its corporate Code of Business Conduct, Whole Foods has banned executives from participating in non-company blogs and chat rooms, except in connection with absolutely personal topics. Clearly, this is an extreme...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Blog, Enterprise 2.0, Whole Foods, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-11-07
- Serious IT Governance issues at UK Revenue
- Serious IT governance issues at UK RevenueWhat do you expect?It is a public sector mindset where nothing is of value and nothing is that important unless ita) Threatens their featherbedded pension schemesb) Reduces next year's funding from the taxes of those who actually work for a livingAt the end of...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, IT governance, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-11-07
- Serious IT Governance issues at UK Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
- HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) continues to face multiple IT-related security, procurement, and systems issues. These problems raise serious doubts about the agency's IT governance and management. Most recently, HMRC lost a CD containing personal information and pension data for 15,000 clients of UK insurer Standard Life....
- Tags: Revenue, Payment, IT Governance, Information Technology, Disc, U.K., Electronic Data Systems Corp., HMRC, Standard Life, Operational Accounting, Finance, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-11-06
- IT Governance and Controls for FDA & SOX compliance: The single solution
- If yours is an FDA regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing firm and you must comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) Section 404 controls for Information Technology (IT), then a natural question to ask is: can you combine the IT Controls required for SOX with the measures needed to meet FDA...
- Tags: FDA, IT Governance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Information Technology, Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Federal Government, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Strategy, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Management
- Webcasts 2007-11-01
- Internal Controls and Governance: Strategies and Controls for SOX Compliance and IT Governance for Small and Medium Business
- Publicly-owned Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) are subject to the same laws and regulatory mandates that their large counterparts are. This webinar covers some of the common challenges faced by such companies in developing internal controls and points out the classes of internal controls to consider, as well as the...
- Tags: Webinar, Information Technology, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, IT Governance, Strategy, Control, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme
- Webcasts 2007-11-01
- Information Security and ISO27001 - An Introduction
- This paper, written by ISO27001 expert Alan Calder, answers these basic questions and others and points to online resources and tools that are useful to anyone tasked with leading an information security project. The information in this paper is suitable for all sizes of organizations, and all sectors, anywhere in...
- Tags: Information Security, IT Governance, Information Technology, Board, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- White papers 2007-04-11
- Webcast: Optimizing the Role of Compliance in IT Governance Efforts
- In addition to addressing the growing number of internal and external regulations, compliance can play a key role in identifying risks and demonstrating the efficiency and effectiveness of IT. View this on-demand IBM Webcast to see examples of common control objective areas that are not only important for regulatory reporting,...
- Tags: IT Governance, Webcast, Information Technology, Compliance, IBM Corp.
- Webcasts 2006-10-24
- Know What Is Really Happening in Application Development
- IT Governance continues to be a hot topic as a way to provide better control over what is happening across IT and reduce risks. With this drive in the market, many vendors have started to come out with products and solutions in support of IT Governance. This certainly helps to...
- Tags: Application Development, IT Governance, Information Technology, Software Development, Development Tools, Strategy, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-06-01
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Taming the Beast: Real-Time IT Governance in Financial Services - Superior Decision-Making Capabilities Separate the Winners From the Losers
- Financial institutions are grappling with drivers that tax the capacity of their IT infrastructure as the number of projects in their portfolios continues to grow exponentially. The migration from pension plans and funds to individual investments, outsourcing of back-office services, globalization, regulatory mandates and continuing mergers and acquisitions are challenges...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Financial Service, Decision-making, Computer Associates International Inc., Strategy, Globalization, Financial Services, Management
- White papers 2006-03-01
- Taming the Beast: Real-Time IT Governance in Financial Services
- Financial institutions are grappling with drivers that tax the capacity of their IT infrastructure as the number of projects in their portfolios continues to grow exponentially. The migration from pension plans and funds to individual investments, outsourcing of back-office services, globalization, regulatory mandates and continuing mergers and acquisitions are challenges...
- Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Financial Service, Computer Associates International Inc., Strategy, Financial Services, Management
- White papers 2006-03-01
- Knowledge - The Path to IT Governance and Trust
- For much of the recent past IT organisations have, almost exclusively, dealt with providing the services necessary to create and support IT systems and the business applications that IT develops and maintains. Little attention was paid to the recipient's experience, especially in the areas of the quality and costs of...
- Tags: IT Governance, Knowledge, Information Technology, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-03-01
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