The more a company seeks to leverage IT, the greater the risk it represents, and the more it needs to practice effective IT Governance.

The concept of IT Governance reflects the fact that increasingly, cost-effective, secure, and reliable IT functionality is fundamental to business operations. Like Corporate Governance, IT Governance is the responsibility of executive management, and to be effective, requires the right combination of strategy, organizational skills, and monitoring of controls.

Businesses that stand to benefit the most from deployment of an IT Governance framework include those where:

IT is a core component of the business model. For example, the use of IT is pervasive in the delivery of products and services in industries such as financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and consumer product goods.

IT is a primary enabler of efficiency and effectiveness of core processes. For example, over the past decade or more, companies performing manufacturing and distribution have made tremendous investments in IT to streamline and globalize business processes.

IT is a primary source of risks. Including security, privacy, availability, confidentiality, regulatory non-compliance, etc.

IT is a significant expense to the business.

We provide integrated and cost-effective recommendations that meet your company's specific competitive needs. We will identify both tactical and strategic impediments to effective IT governance and a roadmap for deploying recommendations.

Contact: Dan Schroeder