Course review Flashcards
What are the 5 archetyes of the IT governance arrangement matrix
Business Monarchy
IT monarchy
Feudal
Federal
Duopoly
Anarchy
What are the 5 decisions in the Governance Arrangement Matrix?
IT principles
IT architecture
IT infrastructure strategies
Business Application needs
IT investment
Explain IT principles
IT principles: Clarifying the business role of IT
IT architecture
IT architecture: Defining integration and standardization
IT infrastructure strategies
IT infrastructure strategies: Determining shared and enabling services (by hardware, software, networks, facilities)
Business application needs
Business application needs: Specifying the business need for purchased or internally developed IT applications
IT investment and prioritization
IT investment and prioritization: Choosing which initiatives to fund and how much to spend
Business Monarchy
A group of business executives or individual executives (CxOs).
Includes committees of senior business executives (may include CIO).
Excludes IT executives acting independently.
IT monarchy
Individuals or groups of IT executives
Feudal
Business unit leaders, key process owners or their delegates
Federal
C-level executives and business groups (e.g., business units or processes)
May also include IT executives as additional participants.
IT duopoly
IT executives and one other group (e.g., CxO, business unit or process leaders)
Anarchy
Each individual user
How do leaders on Asset Utilization govern IT?
IT duopoly governance for all five IT decisions
How do leaders on profit govern IT?
Centralized IT governance approach with IT-savvy business leaders (e.g. business monarchies) making the IT decisions on principles, architecture and investments.