Firms with superior IT governance have more than 25% higher profits than firms with poor governance given the same strategic objectives. These top performers have custom designed IT governance for their strategies. Just as corporate governance aims to ensure quality decisions about all corporate assets, IT governance links IT decisions with company objectives and monitors performance and accountability. Based on a study of 250 enterprises worldwide, IT Governance shows how to design and implement a system of decision rights that will transform IT from an expense to a profitable investment.
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Peter Weill is the Director of the Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) and a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Sloan School of Management. Jeanne W. Ross is Principal Research Scientist at CISR.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the book that corporations have needed since the Dotcom bust. Having painfully learned that throwing copious amounts of money at IT professionals does not always result in effective information systems, many companies are confused as to the next plan of attack.
Not a simple "how-to-run-your-IT" cookbook, Weill and Ross have studied how over 200 corporations manage their IT. There is no quick fix, no "silver bullet" that will solve all managerial angst. What emerges instead is a deeper understanding of the strategic role of IT for a wide range of large companies.
By classifying IT decisions into 5 types, and then classifying the way decisions are made into several catchy "pop-psych" groups (such as IT Monarchy, Business Monarchy, Duopoly, and Federal) the authors have formulated a very succinct framework. This framework could act as a touchstone for those companies whose current governance is ineffective or unclear.
Companies who are struggling with IT, and those of us who advise them, really need to read this book and consider the research conducted. Whether or not you are as enamoured of the framework as I, you should certainly be aware of it because it will be very important in future work.
Not a simple "how-to-run-your-IT" cookbook, Weill and Ross have studied how over 200 corporations manage their IT. There is no quick fix, no "silver bullet" that will solve all managerial angst. What emerges instead is a deeper understanding of the strategic role of IT for a wide range of large companies.
By classifying IT decisions into 5 types, and then classifying the way decisions are made into several catchy "pop-psych" groups (such as IT Monarchy, Business Monarchy, Duopoly, and Federal) the authors have formulated a very succinct framework. This framework could act as a touchstone for those companies whose current governance is ineffective or unclear.
Companies who are struggling with IT, and those of us who advise them, really need to read this book and consider the research conducted. Whether or not you are as enamoured of the framework as I, you should certainly be aware of it because it will be very important in future work.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is not consistently aligned to CObIT (Control Objectives for IT), which is an IT governance standard set forth by the IT Governance Institute (paste the ASIN, B0001F8V14, into the search all products box on this page). However, it does provide a realistic approach to governance that reflects successful practices developed and employed by 250 companies surveyed by the authors. The key differences between CObIT and the approach in this book is the stakeholder model presented versus the control model CObIT incorporates. More importantly, the authors approach more effectively aligns IT to business goals and objectives, with IT in a supporting role more than as the primary decision maker.
Among the points the authors make is that IT is a strategic asset, and effective governance links IT to strategy and performance. I fully agree with this approach, and especially like the recommendations the authors make for implementing and managing IT governance, as well as the resources in the appendix which show which companies were surveyed.
If you are following CObIT you may have issues with this book; however, if you read through it with an objective mind you will find that the approach will work effectively, and does come closer to IT-business alignment than the CObIT approach.
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent book on the topic of IT governance. There are no answers to be found, only a compass to finding the answers that are right for your company. It goes to the heart of the painful question of what part of the corporate IT function should be handed to the corporate geeks and to the bean counters in accounting. The book expands on an article in Harvard Business Review by the same authors. The book is well written, although overly droning and long in some parts. Overall, it is one of the most original and understandable discussions of the topic. Highly recommended if your interest is in controlling IT expenditures without losing sight of the strategic opportunities that it offers. Buy--don't borrow--a copy. You'll want to dogear some pages that alone justify the thirty dollar price tag.
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This is one of the most authoritative and easy to read book on IT Governance. The language used is lucid and the concepts are supported by practical and real life scenarios. Read more
Published 6 months ago by UKM
IT Governance - the best choice for better decisions
This book really contributed with my MBA research about the value of IT Governance initiatives as tangible demonstration of value to the business. Peter Weill and Jeanne W. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Osvaldo Santos Junior
Helped me re-write our IS Governance Policy
This is a clear, thorough book on IS Governance. I bought it to help us rewrite our IS Policies, and found it to be very helpful. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Patrick McLendon
This was a good read
There is a lot of good information here. I just wish there was an audio or eBook version when I bought the hardcover.
Published 12 months ago by Susan Kapri
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Published 16 months ago by S. Hota
One of the best quotes I've ever seen and use often.
"Companies with the most effective IT Governance systems enjoy 10-25% higher profitability"
This concept is relevant regardless of the size or age of your business. Read more
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Published 20 months ago by Angela Ruthenberg
Good introduction on IT Governance
Does an excellent job of breaking down the categories of IT decisions and showing who should be involved in what decisions based on your company's strategic focus in one of the key... Read more
Published on March 10, 2010 by Sam Motes
Excellent source of information for IT executives...
Harvard Business School publications are especially useful for the benchmarking information they contain as well as their strategic focus... Read more
Published on February 4, 2009 by James William Martin
An essential book for the IT professional and business man bookshelfs
For decades IT strategy has not being aligned with business strategies. Some organizations may not fulfill strategic objectives because lack of support from a robust IT... Read more
Published on August 22, 2008 by Conrado Morlan
One of the best books on IT Governance
I think the book is one of the best books in the industry articulating the importance of IT Governance. Read more
Published on May 27, 2008 by Madhavi Gutti
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DO YOUR information technology (IT) capabilities enhance your competitiveness? Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
State Street, Governance Arrangements Matrix, Carlson Companies, Infrastructure Application, Delta Air Lines, Governance Committee, Engineering Board, Enterprise Architecture Organization, Delta Nervous System, Dow Corning, Gartner Executive Programs, Manheim Online, United States, David Spina, Federal Express, Barwon Water, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Linking Strategy New!
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- Making IT Happen: Critical Issues in IT Management (John Wiley Series in Information Systems) by James D. McKeen in Back Matter
- Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance by Michael E. Porter in Back Matter
- Customer Intimacy: Pick Your Partners, Shape Your Culture, Win Together by Wiersema on page 158
- The Discipline of Market Leaders: Choose Your Customers, Narrow Your Focus, Dominate Your Market by Michael Treacy in Back Matter
- Information Ecology: Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment by Thomas H. Davenport in Back Matter
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- Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution by Jeanne W. Ross on 5 pages
- Winning the 3-Legged Race : When Business and Technology Run Together by Faisal Hoque on page 92, and page 111
- The New CIO Leader: Setting the Agenda and Delivering Results by Marianne Broadbent on page 121, and Back Matter
- Corporate Governance Best Practices: Strategies for Public, Private, and Not-for-Profit Organizations by Frederick D. Lipman on page 8
- Global Outsourcing: Managing Governance and Global Partnerships by Erik Beulen on page 62
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