Competence Centres

IT Governance

'IT without governance is reactive, unable to plan, acquire or develop the correct skills or understand priorities [...] The business determines priorities and defines investments, allowing IT to identify their [...] requirements [...] ensuring value to the organisation.'*

Robert Stroud, international vice president of the IT Governance Institute

* IT without governance is reactive, unable to plan, acquire or develop the correct skills or understand priorities. For instance, without a structured process, all projects are number-one priorities. With budgets being flat or minimally increasing, it is difficult to know where to focus. IT governance processes allow IT to understand and manage IT-enabled business change. The business determines priorities and defines investments, allowing IT to identify their staffing requirements and make investments in the correct skill sets or training at the correct time, ensuring value to the organisation.

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