Trying to introduce IT governance to an enterprise without the benefit of an established framework upon which to base your own structures and processes can be problematic and unnecessarilly time consuming and painful. Proprietary frameworks exist but most enterprises are likely to make use of no cost public access frameworks such as CobiT and Val IT (usually alongside service management frameworks including ITIL). These frameworks are sometimes misunderstood and incorrectly categorised solely as 'audit' methodologies. Whilst there is no doubt that auditors do make use of, in particular, CobiT as an assessment tool for auditing IT related business processes and governance, its potential for enhancing corporate success through the application of technology is far greater when it is embraced directly by the IT function and the business.
I recently stumbled across a brief video clip from Michael Cangemi, an old friend and business colleague, in which he explains very succinctly how CobiT and Val IT can benefit the enterprise. This clip is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg_GEN8AZA0&feature=related. Readers may also be interested in another clip which refers to the CobiT game which seems to be a very novel means by which to enhance the CobiT learning experience. This one is at
I recently stumbled across a brief video clip from Michael Cangemi, an old friend and business colleague, in which he explains very succinctly how CobiT and Val IT can benefit the enterprise. This clip is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg_GEN8AZA0&feature=related. Readers may also be interested in another clip which refers to the CobiT game which seems to be a very novel means by which to enhance the CobiT learning experience. This one is at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2WLY-TP2R0&feature=related.
Worth taking a look at both of these if enterprise governance of IT for value creation is of interest to you.
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