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What is IT governance?

The system by which management (the board and senior executives) takes responsibility for directing IT investment and use, evaluating its execution and results and monitoring it, so that the use of IT supports the organization's goals and strategy. The international standard ISO/IEC 38500 describes the role of the governing body as Evaluate, Direct and Monitor. Day-to-day operations management and the management of individual projects are management activities carried out under that direction.

Japanese name: ITガバナンス

IT governance appears in 1 practice question across 1 topic, including IT Service Management and Systems Audit.

Field: IT Service Management and Systems Audit

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Which of the following describes IT governance appropriately?

  1. AThe information systems department setting the procedures for day-to-day operation of servers and networks and carrying out the work exactly as those procedures say
  2. BThe system in which management takes the lead in giving direction to the strategy for using IT, evaluating and monitoring its execution and results, to achieve the organization's goals and raise corporate value
  3. CThe project manager managing the schedule, cost and quality of a development project by comparing actual results with the plan
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Answer: B. The system in which management takes the lead in giving direction to the strategy for using IT, evaluating and monitoring its execution and results, to achieve the organization's goals and raise corporate value

IT governance is the system by which management (the board and other senior leadership) takes responsibility for directing IT investment and use, and for evaluating and monitoring its execution and results, so that the use of IT fits the organization's goals and strategy. The international standard ISO/IEC 38500 describes the role of the governing body as Evaluate, Direct and Monitor. Procedures for day-to-day operations and the management of individual projects are management activities carried out under the direction of IT governance.

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  1. Which of the following describes IT governance appropriately?

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