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Posted January 23, 2006
Authors Peter Weill and Jeanne W. Ross provide a thoughtful overview of an important topic - how companies govern information technology and how they can maximize their IT investments. Although computer professionals don¿t walk around in white lab coats the way they did in the early 1970s, many corporate cultures tend to isolate IT professionals. Although studies show that companies which govern their IT processes effectively earn higher profits, IT professionals often seem cloistered in their own high-tech priesthood. This book provides a blueprint for harnessing IT and making it the efficient value-generating machine it was always intended to be. You don¿t have to wear a pocket-liner, carry a PDA or even know what 'http' stands for to benefit from reading this book, which makes a strong case for the importance of solid, goal-aligned IT management. If you sense that your company suffers from a disconnect between its strategy and its IT capabilities, we believe this book could become your firm¿s most important piece of low-tech information technology.
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Overview
Based on a study of 250 enterprises worldwide, IT Governance shows how to design and implement a system of decision rights that will transform IT from an expense to a profitable investment.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - IT Governance Simultaneously Empowers and Controls
Chapter 2 - Five Key IT Decisions: Making IT a Strategic Asset
Chapter 3 - IT Governance Archetypes for Allocating Decision Rights
Chapter 4 - Mechanisms for Implementing IT Governance
Chapter 5 - What IT Governance Works Best
Chapter 6 - Linking Strategy, IT Governance and Performance
Chapter 7 - Government and Not for Profit Organizations
Chapter 8 - Leadership Principles for IT Governance
Appendix A - Research Sites
Appendix B - Measuring Governance Performance
Index