IT governance
IT governance includes decision making structures, alignment processes and communications tools [1]. Van Grembergen [2] defines IT governance as “the organizational capacity exercised by the board, executive management, and IT management to control the formulation and implementation of IT strategy and in this way ensure the fusion of business and IT” [2].
References / sources
- IT governance - How top performers manage IT decision rights for superior results.
Weill, P. & Ross, J.W. (2004). Harvard Business School Press, Boston. - Strategies for information technology governance.
Van Grembergen, W. (2004). IDEA Group Publishing, Hershey.
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