Governance Model and Alignment
Define guidelines and decision rights for funding governing bodies and promote decision- making alignment with organization-wide decision-making cycles.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Governance Model and Alignment at each level of maturity.
- 1Initial
- Practice
- Rely on the best endeavours of available personnel.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Define governance of IT funding related decisions within IT for key areas for expenditure.
- Outcomes
- Governance models are often limited to annual budgeting discussions.
- Little consultation about or communication of decision processes or criteria.
- Metric
- % of funding decisions formally recorded and reviewed.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Define governance model for joint business/IT governance.
- Outcomes
- Funding is directly linked to Itfunction initiatives and some other business initiatives.
- Requires clear justification of funding decisions.
- Metric
- % Funding in alignment with governance criteria.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Ensure the funding process is governed by explicit criteria, which are clearly aligned with organizational priorities.
- Outcome
- There is transparency and objectivity in process and governance.
- Metrics
- % Funding in alignment with governance criteria.
- # queries relating to funding decisions, appeals, etc.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Continuously review and improve the robust efficient business/IT governance.
- Outcomes
- There is transparency and objectivity in process and governance.
- Links IT funding directly to business initiatives: “Funding effectiveness” measure.
- Metric
- Funding “effectiveness” measure exists.