Make the Business a Full Partner in IT Decision Making

Alignment is the most important ingredient in effective IT governance.

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Organizations frequently accept a disconnect between IT and the business as an unavoidable reality.
This prevents IT from being a true business partner and from delivering projects and driving processes that create real business value.

Critical Insight

Business-IT alignment has the largest impact on IT governance success.
Successful IT organizations involve organizational stakeholders in setting IT priorities and policies, and in deploying that technology. Others struggle to make the right decisions in an information vacuum.

Impact and Result

Adapt to the business model changing suddenly and unpredictably
Adopt new technologies (e.g. mobile, social) and develop new strategies
Respond to an increase in client & staff demand and sophistication
Think strategically: You can't cut your way to success, and the status quo is expensive

Improve IT-Business alignment
- Get IT in Line with Organizational Needs
Make the case for improved IT governance
- Improve Value & Mitigate Risk through IT Governance
Organize an overall steering committee
- Establish an Effective IT Steering Committee
Determine business requirements
- Overcome the Barriers to Good Requirements Management
Improve the effectiveness of IT-imposed changes
- Prepare the Organization for IT Change
Discover the business strategy
- Decode the Real Corporate Strategy
Fix ineffective decision rights
- Optimize IT Decision-Making

Alignment is the most important ingredient in effective IT governance.