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IT Governance: A Pocket Guide
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IT Governance: A Pocket Guide

by Alan Calder
May 2007
Beginner
52 pages
49m
English
IT Governance Publishing
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CHAPTER 4: SYMPTOMS OF INADEQUATE IT GOVERNANCE

1. How does your board assess (measure) the real contribution made by any of your IT systems to improving the organization’s competitiveness?

2. What divergence is there between the views that your sales/operational management has of the benefits of IT systems and projects and those of the IT management? Who is right and how do you find out? Are you getting maximum value (maximum business benefit for minimum actual total cost) for each of your IT investments? How would you know? How would you know if your IT spending is putting your company at a cost disadvantage?

3. What is your board’s process for comparing the (fully costed) ROI on your technology projects to those of any other strategic ...

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