Enterprise governance of information technology: achieving strategic alignment and value

Enterprise governance of information technology is a relatively new concept that is gaining traction in both the academic and practitioner worlds. Going well beyond the implementation of a superior IT infrastructure, ‘Enterprise Governance of Information Technology’ is about defining and embedding processes and structures throughout the organizations that enable both business and IT people to execute their responsibilities, while maximizing the value created fromtheir IT-enabled investments. At the forefront of the field, the authors drawfrom years of research and advising corporate clients to present the first comprehensive resource on the topic. Featuring numerous case examples from companies around the world, the book integrates theoretical advances and empirical data with practical application, including in-depth discussion of such frameworks as COBIT and VALIT, which are used to measure and audit the value of IT investments and ensuring regulatory compliance. INDICE: Concepts of enterprise governance of IT.- Enterprise governance ofIT in practice.- The impact of Enterprise governance of IT on business/IT alignment.- The IT balanced scorecard as a framework for enterprise governance ofIT.- COBIT as a framework for enterprise governance of IT.- COBIT as a framework for IT assurance.- Val IT as a framework for enterprise governance of IT.-Guidelines for the implementation of enterprise governance of IT.- Summary.- Study questions.- References.- Websites.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-84881-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 360
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés