[LINK] ICT Governance

[Tom Worthington]

Ian Hirst 
<http://www.acs.org.au/act/2008conference/speakers.cfm?tab=2#ianHirst> 
talked about "IT Governance Principles and Issues" at the ACS 
Canberra Conference. He went through with the audience 
what  governance was, why we need it, issues, principles and success 
factors. But I am still uncomfortable with the term "governance", as 
in many cases it is used as a substitute for "project 
management".  Governance seems to have been appropriated by business 
from government.

One interesting point Ian made is that the Australian ICT Governance 
standard (AS8015-2005) 
<http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/as8015.html> has been selected 
by ISO to fast track as the international standard. There is a slight 
disconnect with this work as the ICT governance standard comes from 
the ICT area, and was in advance of and separate from more general 
governance standards.

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Oganisations of all types and sizes are challenged when they 
consider, plan and decide on IT investments. Decisions that have 
significant risks or rewards need to be well informed, well thought 
through and well implemented. Governance structures are a means for 
making effective evaluation, selection and monitoring of significant 
investments and commitments. This breakout session will be a guided 
discussion of governance covering the following key items ...

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More in my Blog 
<http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/labels/ACS%20Canberra%20Conference.html>.



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