Governance of IT: An Executive Guide to ISO/IEC 38500
- 3h 3m
- A. L. Holt
- BCS
- 2013
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. The answer lies in IT professionals working in parallel with their governing body to create an environment where information and information systems can be accessed and used by the appropriate stakeholders.
Written in two halves, this valuable book is designed to bridge the gap between the governing body and CIOs/ IT managers. It will help them to create a safe and robust governance framework for their organisation by applying the principles of the ISO IT Governance Standard 38500 on directing, evaluating and monitoring IT activity.
- A practical approach to best practices in IT governance
- Shows how to govern, protect and manage information and technology assets
- Reduces the risk involved in delivering business information systems
- Written by a leader of the group that developed the ISO/IEC 38500 standard
About the Author
An expert in corporate governance of IT and sustainability management, A. L. Holt is Director and Founder of Longitude 174 Limited and a board member of two charitable trusts. She studied mathematics at Imperial College, London and went on to spent the next 20+ years working internationally in a variety of roles from systems analyst through to CIO. She joined the world of standards development in 2005, and has enjoyed leading a group that identifies market needs, assesses academic research and delivers timely and relevant international standards.
In this Book
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Foreword
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Abbreviations
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Tools and Useful Resources
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History of Corporate Governance
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Setting IT in the Context of Corporate Governance
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Introduction to the Governance of IT Standard ISO/IEC 38500
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The Standard in Detail
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Ongoing Development Work
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Benefits of Good IT Governance
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Review of Part A
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Introduction to Implementation
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Before You Start on Implementation
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Getting There—Developing a Plan
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Arriving at the Destination—Executing the Plan
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Staying There—Managing the IT Governance Framework
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Moving Forward—Optimising the IT Governance Framework
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Review of Part B
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References
