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IT governance

  • digital enterprise

    Digital enterprise is an organization that leverages digital technology as a competitive advantage in its internal and external operations. 

  • hybrid IT

    Hybrid IT is an approach to enterprise computing in which an organization provides and manages some information technology (IT) resources in-house but uses cloud-based services for others. 

  • GRC (governance, risk management and compliance) software

    GRC (governance, risk management and compliance) software allows publicly-held companies to integrate and manage IT operations that are subject to regulation. (Continued...) 

  • gap analysis

    A gap is sometimes spoken of as "the space between where we are and where we want to be." A gap analysis is undertaken as a way to bridge that space. It provides a foundation for measuring the investment of time, money and human resources that's requ... 

  • CCO (Corporate or Chief Compliance Officer)

    A Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) is a corporate official in charge of overseeing and managing compliance issues within an organization, ensuring, for example, that a company is complying with regulatory requirements and that the company and its emplo... 

  • business process reengineering (BPR)

    Business process reengineering (BPR) is the analysis and redesign of workflow within and between enterprises. 

About IT governance

IT governance focuses on setting up formal practices that will ensure IT initiatives effectively align with business goals and add value to the organization. It's a discipline that CIOs follow to make sure strategic IT decisions are made with the appropriate input from the business side and all affected parties. Find the latest IT governance information for CIOs, including news, tips and other resources, in this topic section.