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Governance of IT Alison Holt

Governance of IT By Alison Holt

Governance of IT by Alison Holt


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Directors and government ministers across the world are increasingly being held accountable for failed or sub-standard IT systems. This valuable book helps IT teams and senior executives to create a safe and robust governance framework for their organisation by applying the principles of the ISO Governance of IT Standard 38500 on IT activity.

Governance of IT Summary

Governance of IT: An executive guide to ISO/IEC 38500 by Alison Holt

Directors and government ministers across the world are increasingly being held accountable for failed IT systems, data loss and poor decisions about their organisation's data. This valuable book is designed to bridge the gap between the governing body and CIOs/ IT managers. It will help the reader create a safe and robust governance framework for their organisation by applying the principles of the ISO Governance of IT Standard 38500 on directing, evaluating and monitoring IT activity.

Governance of IT Reviews

A fascinating take on what too many businesspeople - wrongly - think is a dry subject. Profoundly valuable for any business venture and also engaging and entertaining. I thoroughly recommend it. -- Simon Walker * Institute of Directors *
This well written and engaging book...provides thoughtful, practical solutions for managing IT in order to maximize its positive impact and minimize risks. -- Craig Nevill-Manning * Google *
This book is an excellent companion to the ISO/IEC 38500 standard. It provides guidance on how to implement and maintain effective governance of IT within your organisation. This is an essential reference for anyone in governance or executive management in any organisation. -- Rob England
...a very practical walk-through of all the main governance dimensions - people, policies and process - and how to address each in order to be successful. -- Adrian Rossi PhD

About Alison Holt

An expert in corporate governance of IT and sustainability management, A. L. Holt is Director and Founder of Longitude 174 Limited and a board member of two charitable trusts. She studied mathematics at Imperial College, London and went on to spent the next 20+ years working internationally in a variety of roles from systems analyst through to CIO. She joined the world of standards development in 2005, and has enjoyed leading a group that identifies market needs, assesses academic research and delivers timely and relevant international standards.

Table of Contents

Foreword
PART A - Introduction to IT Governance
History of corporate governance
Setting IT in the context of corporate governance
Introduction to the IT governance standard - ISO/IEC 38500
The standard in detail
Ongoing development work
Benefits of good IT governance
Review of PART A - Introduction to IT Governance
History
The standard - 38500
Benefits
Where to go from here?
PART B - Implementing IT Governance
Introduction
Before you start on implementation
Getting there - Developing a plan
Arriving at the destination - Executing the plan
Staying there - Managing the IT governance framework
Moving forward - Optimising the IT governance framework
Review of PART B - Implementing IT Governance
Useful sources
References
Appendices

Additional information

GOR013546988
9781780171548
1780171544
Governance of IT: An executive guide to ISO/IEC 38500 by Alison Holt
Used - Good
Paperback
BCS Learning & Development Limited
2013-09-02
146
N/A
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