Abstract
Information technology (IT) governance is identified as an organizational skill of great importance to the strategic alignment and delivery of value through information technology (IT). Implementing IT governance, however, is a challenge to organizations. This paper aims to demonstrate the application of a method of information technology strategic planning (ITSP) for implementation of IT governance. This method has been developed considering the contributions of ITSP methods and guidelines for implementation of IT governance, both available in existing literature. The proposed method was then applied to twenty Brazilian organizations from different sectors. The application results indicate that IT strategic planning is adequate for implementation of IT governance, creating a structured approach of implementation and emphasizing the IT strategic alignment.
Highlights
Information technology governance, essentially defined in literature as specification of decision-making structures, processes and relational mechanisms for direction and control of IT operations, is identified as an organizational skill of great importance to strategic alignment, value delivery, risk management and IT resource (Sambamurthy and Zmud, 1999; Weill and Ross, 2004; Van Grembergen and De Haes, 2007).Since the dawn of the theme of IT governance in the 1990s, studies have reported the benefits of proper IT governance in organizations
The application of the proposed method in twenty organizations found three main contributions related to the use of IT strategic planning for implementation of IT governance: (1) insertion of a structured approach that emphasizes the strategic alignment, (2) possibility of handling the demands of long-term business through IT governance, and (3) creation of foundation for continuous improvement of IT governance in the organization
The results showed that the application allows the information technology strategic planning (ITSP) to implement IT governance in a structured and standardized way
Summary
Information technology governance, essentially defined in literature as specification of decision-making structures, processes and relational mechanisms for direction and control of IT operations, is identified as an organizational skill of great importance to strategic alignment, value delivery, risk management and IT resource (Sambamurthy and Zmud, 1999; Weill and Ross, 2004; Van Grembergen and De Haes, 2007).Since the dawn of the theme of IT governance in the 1990s, studies have reported the benefits of proper IT governance in organizations. Information technology governance, essentially defined in literature as specification of decision-making structures, processes and relational mechanisms for direction and control of IT operations, is identified as an organizational skill of great importance to strategic alignment, value delivery, risk management and IT resource (Sambamurthy and Zmud, 1999; Weill and Ross, 2004; Van Grembergen and De Haes, 2007). Weill and Ross (2004) and Lunardi et al (2009) further complement that IT governance is the most important foundation for the generation of value to the organization through information technology. Lunardi et al (2009), analyzing the Brazilian context, found that organizations with developed IT governance have significantly improved organizational performance, especially with regard to measurements of profitability such as returns on assets and profit margin A good IT governance, as stressed by Weill and Ross (2004) and Broadbent and Kitzis (2005), is important to develop: (1) trust and transparency among the stakeholders, (2) a better way to deliver results through IT projects and, (3) desirable behavior in using IT in alignment with organizational priorities and organizational strategies. Weill and Ross (2004) and Lunardi et al (2009) further complement that IT governance is the most important foundation for the generation of value to the organization through information technology.
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