IT Strategy: IT Cannot be a Profit Center (Friday, September 08, 2006) IT Strategy: Of late, there is a lot of emphasis on IT ROI. While this is commendable, extending this argument to convert the IT Organization into a profit center is taking it to another extreme. For example, are HR, finance, and marketing profit centers? Why not?
IT Value Mapping (Friday, September 08, 2006) Why do some IT organizations create unprecedented shareholder value, while others earn the contempt of their business leaders? It is no secret that aligning IT with business improves IT ROI, what is often in doubt is how to make it happen. Can you say with certainty that your IT is aligned with business? Can you prove it? If improving IT ROI is an imperative for you, read on. This paper will show you how to improve ROI by 10% or more…and
IT Strategy Framework (Monday, September 25, 2006) IT Strategy requires a process and a framework. The former provides the steps and the latter the toolkit. Together they help an organization get to an IT Strategy that maximizes IT ROI. This article addresses the latter.
Why IT ROI doesn't matter? (Friday, November 03, 2006) Does IT ROI matter? Great many intelligent people are spending sleepless nights and countless dollars calculating IT ROI. The author argues that they are wasting their time and shareholder dollars!
Putting IT Strategy in Context (Wednesday, November 08, 2006) Often, the emphasis is on creating an IT Strategy. Before you do, understand the context of IT Strategy i.e. what is its role and scope.
Talk to Me: The Disconnect Between Business and IT (Tuesday, May 08, 2007) The disconnect between business and IT is often lamented. A lot is spoken and written about this chasm. Ostensibly, a lot is done to bridge it. Yet, most would agree the chasm still exists.
Proactive Risk Management (Monday, June 25, 2007) A stitch in time...proactively managing risk can make all the difference between success and failure.
Understanding the Risk Management Process (Thursday, August 23, 2007) This article provides a very good overview of the risk management process. Written for internal auditors, the lessons are universally applicable.
5 Steps to IT Risk Management (Thursday, October 11, 2007) Interested in IT Risk Management? Sometimes fast and simple is better than complex forever!
Demystifying IT Governance (Thursday, October 18, 2007) IT Governance is a term much used and often abused. What is IT Governance? How is it relevant to a CIO? Seems obvious but after reading this article you might change your mind!
Understanding Risk Management (Friday, October 19, 2007) As IT Managers you are no different than any other manager...do you know how to manage risk?
Risk Management: Moving Beyond SOX Compliance (Thursday, October 25, 2007) Many organizations have rightly focused on SOX compliance. Is it time to pay attention to the elephant in the room?
IT Governance: Who Decides What? (Thursday, February 07, 2008) An excellent primer on the MIT IT Governance Framework with an example of its application
IT Governance for Competitive Advantage (Wednesday, June 11, 2008) A very good discussion on IT Governance - what is it and how does it create competitive advantage.
Information Risk Management: Best Practices Guide (Thursday, July 24, 2008) What is risk management? What is information risk management? How to implement a risk management policy and processes? These and other questions answered.
Best practice in risk management (Wednesday, July 30, 2008) A function comes of age. Really? Then how do you explain the trillion dollar mess that the US banking sector finds itself in?
Five Domains of Information Technology Governance (Friday, August 15, 2008) How can Boards of Directors create an effective IT Governance for their companies? This study provides boards of directors of publicly traded companies with checklists for
assessing the practice and structure of their boards in the area of IT governance. Excellent Read!
IT Governance and Business Outcomes (Thursday, December 04, 2008) What is IT Governance? Why IT Governance? What are some "best practice" examples of IT Governance in action? This issue brief provides an introduction to the very broad topic of IT Governance. Good Read!
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