IT Governance and Post-merger Systems Integration

摘要

In the current business environment that emphasizes controls, merger integration projects are an opportunity for the profession to step in and help embed good governance practices as part of what is often a transformational change for the business. This is an opportunity to connect IT governance with strategy by helping in its realization. COBIT is a ready tool available to IT practitioners, that offers a comprehensive best practice governance platform for managing a post-merger IT integration effort. At the same time, it also provides the right risk assessment framework that can help identify and evaluate business choices and their respective risk-benefit trade-offs in a manner that is structured and performance-oriented.