Governing IT: Policy Formulation and Enforcement – Part II
After completion of governance planning and organizing; policies direct employee activity to ensure management’s intentions are implemented throughout the entity. Strategically; IT policies are...
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Developing and implementing IT Governance design effectiveness and efficiency can be a multidirectional, interactive, iterative, and adaptive process. Normally, oversight committees and executive...
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IT policies should be deployed based on assessed effectiveness and efficiency in addressing managements’ risk appetite for an adopted strategy. As previously suggested in this article, control policies...
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Management’s intentions for IT can be implemented manually and/or technologically. Nevertheless, effective IT policy enforcement ultimately depends on the actions of individuals and control systems...
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“Performance measurement is a control activity.” Measurement techniques are the means for achieving effective performance monitoring. Manually monitoring and evaluating the current state of implemented...
View ArticleGoverning IT: Policy Formulation and Enforcement – Part VII
Due to the continuous adoption of new or improved hardware, firmware and software, IT threat vectors are likely to remain a business risk for the foreseeable future. Once an entity understands what...
View ArticleGoverning IT: Policy Formulation and Enforcement – Part VIII
Without clear policies that define acceptable IT related behavior, sustaining an effective and efficient internal control system is a remote possibility. Conversely, the formulation of clear IT...
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