Governance Context
Define the role of IT governance within the organization's overall corporate governance; and specify the roles and interfaces between IT and business management and the organization's ultimate governing body (e.g. the board).
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Governance Context at each level of maturity.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Place the primary focus of IT governance on the oversight of IT programmes and projects.
- Outcome
- Some guidance and direction from IT management is emerging for key IT programmes and projects.
- Metrics
- % of IT programmes directed by IT management.
- % of IT projects directed by IT management.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Place the primary focus of IT governance on the prioritization of potential IT investments and the portfolio of IT change initiatives.
- Outcome
- IT programmes and projects can be prioritized and directed by IT management/CIO in accordance with the organization's objectives.
- Metrics
- % of IT programmes that are prioritized by IT management.
- % of IT projects that are prioritized by IT management.
- % of IT programmes directed by IT management.
- % of IT projects directed by IT management.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Extend the focus of IT governance to business change and how IT supports the larger change agenda.
- Outcome
- Business management/CEO promotes widespread visibility of how IT enables and supports the necessary business changes.
- Metrics
- % of IT programmes directed by business management.
- % of IT projects directed by business management.
- Practice
- Establish links between IT governance and corporate governance.
- Outcomes
- IT governance is a core agenda item for the board of directors.
- There is growing alignment between the governance of IT and business-related matters.
- Metric
- % of IT governance activities directed by the board of directors.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Clearly establish IT governance as a subset of the organization's corporate governance.
- Outcomes
- IT governance is directed by the board of directors and its importance is recognized by its position in the corporate governance structures.
- There is clear coherence and alignment between the governance of IT and business-related matters.
- Metric
- % of IT governance activities directed by the board of directors.