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'IT Risk Management' Emerging as Strategic Corporate Initiative

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:32:44 -0400

Any effectively developed strategic plan must involve consideration and management of risks. According to this research report by EMA (http://www.enterprisemanagement.com), appreciation for the value of IT risk management is increasing. What I find in general lacking is the integration of risk and compliance objectives and initiatives to value creation initiatives to form a cohesive strategic plan. "Putting a Strategic IT...

IT Governance Critical in M&As

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:10:16 -0400

Having an effective governance in place is always important, but it is even more so to help companies successfully implement mergers and acquisitions. Both companies need to quickly establish the structure and the decision making approach that will be used in making decisions. They also need to establish who has the right to make what decision and what criteria will...

Intro to IT Governance

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:45:17 -0400

Here's a quick introduction to IT Governance from the Executive MBA blog... Technorati Tags: IT Governance

YITGC Lessons from US Passport Decision

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:14:03 -0400

In this Podcast we analyze the poorly planned and executed decision by the US State Department regarding passport rules to see what we learn from it and apply it to our own governance environment. Do you want to learn more about this topic? Please listen to this PodCast now by clicking this link. If you are reading this in the...

Intuitive Governance?

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:19:04 -0400

Governance helps leaders make better decisions by clarifying things like vision, priorities, risks, decision rights, decision structures and so on. I have witnessed many times improvements in productivity and savings in the millions of US dollars after improving an organization's governance. However, I do feel that there is a place for intuitive decision making in the business world. In fact,...

Aligning to your company's growth strategy

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:33:58 -0400

Some functional executives like CIOs have difficulty aligning their function's strategy to the corporation's because sometimes corporate strategies are not clearly communicated beyond the publishing of mission and vision statements. I have had clients say, "we can't develop our strategy until the corporation clarifies theirs." Regardless of what is published or not published, a company's real strategy is indicated by...

Study Reveals Positive Impact of Training in Mitigating IT Risks

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:52:56 -0400

Study Reveals Positive Impact of Training in Mitigating IT Risks Government Technology (06/20/07) IT teams that are well trained are better able to leverage key technology features and functions, resulting in an increase of performance and productivity, concludes a new study by IDC and Symantec. The study focused on more than 200 North American functional IT teams consisting of two...

IT Governance Decisions for SOA

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:21:46 -0400

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is being embraced by many organizations as way to both, become more efficient and increase responsiveness and speed. A study by McKinsey and Company reports that 60% of the CIOs surveyed planned to use SOA projects to achieve their objectives. Although some organizations are beginning to realize benefits from SOA implementations, many are struggling with the...

Lessons in Innovation from Apple

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:33:10 -0400

Most successful IT organizations chose to optimize their organization for either operational excellence, customer intimacy, or innovation. Everything, from competencies, to processes, to even structure need to be aligned to support that strategic anchor. I find it helpful to study organizations that model those anchors to see what we can learn and apply. As a Mac user myself, Apple is...

YITGC Getting IT Organizational Design Right

hector@itvalueconsulting.com (Hector L. Munoz) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:06:50 -0400

Cobit's control objective PO4.5, IT Organizational Structure is both innocent looking, yet extremely powerful. It is part of “Define the IT Process, Organization, and Relationships” PO4. We have all been part of organizations that have organizational structures aligned to their strategy and of those that are misaligned. Sadly, many of us have also experienced botched organizational design transitions. In this...