Governance of IT

An executive guide to ISO/IEC 38500

By (author) Alison Holt

Publication date:

02 September 2013

Length of book:

146 pages

Publisher

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Dimensions:

244x170mm
7x10"

ISBN-13: 9781780171548

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.

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

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.