Improve IT Governance to Drive Business Results

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Major Business Pain Points

  • IT governance is the number-one predictor of value generated by IT, yet many organizations struggle to organize their governance effectively.
  • Current IT governance does not address the changing goals, risks, or context of the organization, so IT spend is not easily linked to value.
  • The right people are not making the right decisions about IT.
Improve IT Governance to Drive Business Results-Pain Points

Recommendations

Key Points

  • Organizations do not have a governance framework in place that optimally aligns IT with the business objectives and direction.
  • Implementing IT governance requires the involvement of key business stakeholders who do not see IT’s value in corporate governance and strategy.
  • The current governance processes are poorly designed, making the time to decisions too long and driving non-compliance.

Approach

Improve IT Governance to Drive Business Results-Recommendations
  • Use the four-step process to optimize your IT governance framework.
  • Our client-tested methodology supports the enablement of IT-business alignment, decreases decision-making cycle times, and increases IT’s transparency and effectiveness in decisions around benefits realization, risks, and resources.
  • Successful completion of the IT governance redesign will result in the following outcomes:
  1. Align IT with the business context.
  2. Assess the current governance framework.
  3. Redesign the governance framework.
  4. Implement governance redesign.
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Methodology and Tools

Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should redesign IT governance, review the methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.

  • Improve IT Governance to Drive Business Results – Executive Brief
  • Improve IT Governance to Drive Business Results – Phases 1-4

1. Align IT with the business context

Align IT’s direction with the business using the Statement of Business Context.

  • Redesign IT Governance to Drive Optimal Business Results – Phase 1: Align IT With the Business Context
  • Make the Case for an IT Governance Redesign
  • Stakeholder Power Map Template
  • IT Governance Stakeholder Communication Planning Tool
  • PESTLE Analysis Template
  • Business SWOT Analysis Template
  • Statement of Business Context Template

2. Assess the current governance framework

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of current governance using the Current State Assessment.

  • Redesign IT Governance to Drive Optimal Business Results – Phase 2: Assess the Current Governance Framework
  • Current State Assessment of IT Governance

3. Redesign the governance framework

Build a redesign of the governance framework using the Future State Design template.

  • Redesign IT Governance to Drive Optimal Business Results – Phase 3: Redesign the Governance Framework
  • Future State Design for IT Governance
  • IT Governance Terms of Reference

4. Implement governance redesign

Create an implementation plan to jump-start the communication of the redesign and set it up for success.

  • Redesign IT Governance to Drive Optimal Business Results – Phase 4: Implement Governance Redesign
  • Redesign IT Governance to Drive Optimal Business Results Executive Presentation Template
  • IT Governance Implementation Plan

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