Solution Set

A key objective for IT management should be to establish effective decision rights for IT versus the business. Misplaced rights can create problems for IT that at the least create unnecessary work, and at worst can result in failure to deliver...

Note

In many organizations, the allocation of IT decision rights is inappropriate, either removing from IT its rightful control of the IT technical environment, or forcing IT to make decisions that have a major impact on business units.

Template/Policy

Ongoing IT input provided through committees can provide continuous feedback to stakeholders who might not otherwise solicit IT's advice in decision-making.

Tool

This tool assists in identifying decision right gaps by performing a comparison between your organization's unique decision right allocation and the ideal situation.

Video

The responsibility for IT decisions is often misplaced with those most impacted being uninvolved in decisions that they should be making.

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Organizations today recognize the impact IT can have on the success of the enterprise. As a result, boards of directors and executive management teams understand the strategic importance of IT and are putting IT governance firmly on the agenda.