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IT Governance
R. Peterson, the author of "Crafting Information Technology Governance" (Peterson, 2004) holds the view that IT Governance is the key to realizing IT business value by defining the procedures and mechanisms for making and monitoring strategic decisions. He claims IT Governance describes the who and how of IT decision making rights and responsibilities among the different stakeholders in the organization. He claims that without IT Governance, the organization would have problems of failed projects, business disruptions, customer concerns, lack of business prioritization and wasted IT investments, unresolved conflicts, IT management not understanding the business and executives not taking responsibility for IT enabled business change, and decreasing shareholder value, among others.
Peterson views IT Governance as important for sustained business value, to meet the complex...
He claims it is also important for conflict resolution, negotiation, and coalition building. According to Peterson, organizations need to maintain corporate and business unit to IT relationships. He claims there needs to be control of the IT decision making processes, and at the same time, empower stakeholders to take responsibility for IT decisions.
Peterson takes the position that IT Governance needs to maintain governance to meet all business needs across the enterprise and to empower the stakeholders to make appropriate decisions…
Bibliography
Peterson, R. (2004). Crafting Information Technology Governance. Information Systems Management, 21(4), 7-22.
Robinson, N. (2007). The Many Faces of IT Governance: Crafting an IT Governance Architecture. ISACA Journal, Vol 1, 1-4.
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