IT Governance

Booz Allen Hamilton research reveals that a third of those who outsource fail to achieve the expected benefits. Is that outcome inevitable? Absolutely not, if companies pay close attention to outsourcing governance.

A very good summary - I believe it lacks details - on managing outsourced processes in an organization. Good read!

IT Governance provides the policies, procedures, tools, frameworks etc. to manage IT. Hence, it is critical to the success of any organization. Can you convince your board of the same? More importantly, can you then execute against this obvious premise?

Use this primer to educate yourself so you can help your CEO and board

Peter Weill and Jeanne Ross suggest ways to measure the effectiveness of IT Governance. They apply a simple framework that measures progress against four key objectives.

This paper investigates adoption of ITIL, trends in ITIL practices, and a brief description of the market.

This is an excellent presentation on integrating ITIL, COBIT and COSO.

This guide provides valuable insight into IT Governance and Strategy with a view to auditing the same. What is IT Governance? How to prepare for an audit? How to conduct a successful audit?

The presentation introduces a framework to assess the success or failure of IT governance tool implementations.

Why do big IT Projects fail? There are many reasons. Mismanagement, new technology and immature IT Organization are amongst them. However, the most frequent reason for large project failure is organizational dynamics or politics.

What three things must coexist to ensure IT Value? Read on to find the answer!