The Rule of Four of IT Governance

摘要

There is no such thing as IT governance! It should be part and parcel of enterprise governance. It is only because IT has been ignored in the boardroom that an institute and a body of knowledge are needed. The results of not being on the agenda of boards and executives are that the value and opportunities of IT are not sufficiently leveraged and its risks are not well understood or mitigated. Proper governance of IT is no luxury; it is a basic necessity of modern enterprises. Gartner pointed out several years ago that billions of US dollars are lost every year on ill-conceived or poorly managed IT projects, and The Standish Group confirms that trend every 18 months with its state of affairs on IT projects worldwide.