Enterprise Governance of Information Technology Achieving Strategic
Enterprise governance of IT 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 IT is about defining and embeddin
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‘‘At last we have a solidly research-based text on the Enterprise Governance of IT that successfully fuses business and IT perspectives. With its emphasis on the creation of business value, and on the use of relevant metrics, this book offers a distinctive view of these key processes. The authors, whose reputation and experience in the field is second to none, have created a guide to the strategic management of IT that will be an essential source for managers.’’ Professor James W. Bryant Centre for Individual & Organisational Development Sheffield Hallam University United Kingdom ‘‘IT governance is a hot topic today and this book provides a wealth of practical and useful information. Regardless of whether you are concerned about compliance issues, or worried about the alignment of your IT investment with the corporate goals, this book will provide guidance to assist your efforts. As well as academic models and practice oriented frameworks such as CobiT, Val-IT and balanced scorecard, the volume includes recent case studies illustrating how the concepts and frameworks are applied in real life companies. I strongly recommend this book to Corporate and IT Managers as well as MBA and IT Graduate students.’’ Aileen Cater-Steel, PhD Senior Lecturer (Information Systems) School of Information Systems University of Southern Queensland Australia ‘‘The control of IT within enterprise systems has an ambiguous pattern of mismanagement and associated horror stories for new players. This book confronts the most serious problem facing enterprise managers today with instruction, case studies and solutions. It is a must read and a must use for those seeking to extract top value from the IT investment in a control challenged work place.’’ Brian O. Cusack, PhD Director CRISM Security
School of Mathematics & Computer Sciences University of Auckland New Zealand ‘‘This text is a commendable exposition of Enterprise Governance of IT by one of the pioneers of the field, Wim Van Grembergen, together with one of its rising stars, Steven De Haes. The important theoretical insights presented by the authors are skillfully balanced with practical application in the form of several highly informative case studies. Anyone interested in the governance of IT, the alignment between the business and IT, and the business value of IT would benefit greatly from this exceptional volume.’’ Pontus Johnson, PhD Industrial Information and Control Systems KTH – Royal Institute of Technology Sweden ‘‘This book quite appropriately moves the attention from the technology-confined to the enterprise-driven governance of IT. It offers a very complete overview of current thinking about effective IT governance.’’ Prof. dr ir R. Maes Dean of the Information Management Program PrimaVera Program Director Universiteit van Amsterdam Business School Sweden ‘‘The shift from IT governance to Enterprise Governance of IT is not just playing with words – it represents a significant cultural change – a change that is essential if enterprises are to realize value from their inc
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