CIO Wisdom II: More Best Practices

Applying the CPR Framework to IT Governance

As stated in the introduction to the chapter, IT governance, properly construed, is a discipline within corporate governance; as such, the board's perspective should be primary, and the board should be the ultimate driver of IT governance. As a discipline within corporate governance, IT governance activity should be directed in the dimensions important to corporate governance: CPR. This section provides guidance on how to implement the CPR framework for IT governance.

Applying the CPR framework to IT governance has a number of important implications, many of which flow down from the overarching discipline of corporate governance:

1. The board, not the IT function, must be the prime driver for IT governance ...