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Audio Interview featuring Gartner Analyst Matt Light
Compuware offers a one-of-a-kind audio interview with Gartner Analyst Matt Light. Matt is a Research Director at Gartner with more than 25 years in the IT industry. His expertise includes Application Development and Project Portfolio Management. In this interview, Matt describes the top priorities on the CIO agenda for 2006, and compares major changes from previous executive surveys. Matt further discusses best practices in the governance process for IT investment prioritization and improvements CIOs can make to conduct better risk assessments. Matt also covers integrated Project Portfolio Management solutions and the impact they have in helping IT organizations reduce risk and increase value.
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Resources for IT Governance and Management
IT Governance
The categories of governance include domains (the “what” of decisions about IT), authority (the “who” is responsible for making key decisions), and structures and processes (the “how” of IT decision making). Leverage this report to understand how to develop an IT governance framework in which the decisions made about IT issues are aligned with the overall business strategy and culture of the enterprise.
Find the “Sweet Spot” for IT Governance, Strategy and Value
This report discusses the IT organization’s contribution to business performance and how it can be maximized when governance, strategy and business value are aligned and followed up by good execution. According to Gartner, the IT organization’s contribution to business performance will be maximized and recognized only when all stakeholders participate actively in IT governance, collaboratively work on IT strategy and create a systematic approach to delivering business value through IT. Gartner directs CIOs to avoid specific pitfalls that detract from stakeholder involvement and offers four specific steps to improve IT performance. The report also provides tactical guidelines for improving business performance and using IT governance to get the most out of your organization. Read more »
Strategy
Great IT strategies start from a realistic assessment of current strengths and weaknesses. These strategies must be followed up by a process that encourages the development of innovative ideas and focuses on the most critical areas to deliver greater value to the business. Leverage these reports to support your efforts in creating effective strategies through a self-assessment workshop and avoid common pitfalls along the way.
How to Run an IT Strategy Self-assessment Workshop
A critical part of creating an effective IT strategy is developing a good understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the current environment. Running a self-assessment workshop is an effective way to start. In this report, Gartner offers a strategic self-assessment and scorecard for IT strategies including business, application, infrastructure, architecture, people/sourcing and financial strategy. Gartner also offers evaluation steps to take after completing the self-assessment survey, to help your IT organization reach a consensus for action. Read more »
IT Strategy Implementations Must Overcome Four Stumbling Blocks
In the rush to create an IT strategy document, organizations often overlook components for managing strategy implementations. IT strategies survive past the creation stage only if key stakeholders are truly engaged in the implementation cycle. To accomplish successful IT strategies, Gartner recommends adopting a formal management framework that orchestrates creation, implementation and adaptation to change. This report helps IT executives identify and overcome stumbling blocks including project failure rate, lack of framework for managing the complete IT strategy cycle, not tracking strategy performance expectations and not closing the loop. The useful tips provided in this report can be utilized in the semiannual planning cycle for your IT strategy. Read more »
Value
Effective IT governance increasingly demands the building of consistent relationships and the coordination of a wide range of IT services in order to deliver value to the business units of the enterprise. Leverage this report to better position your IT department within the overall business, so that all stakeholders are able to make informed decisions.
Delivering Business Value Through Effective Governance
Creating an environment in which decisions about IT investments and operations are based on a clear understanding of how IT delivers business value can be difficult. Implementing IT governance can help by creating consistent frameworks for communication between all functional areas of the IT organization and the business units. In this report, Gartner covers six key functional areas: client relationship management, IT infrastructure, business applications, help desk, consultancy services and the office of the CIO. IT governance is the set of management processes that integrate and prioritize these diverse functional areas through the active participation and commitment of key stakeholders. Gartner recommends IT governance as an integral part of the successful delivery of value from all functions of IT to the business. Read more »
However, executives who take a proactive role in developing strategies that prove IT value will go a long way in earning the necessary credibility to maintain their influence.
