Overview and Benefits
For most large scale organizations today, IT has become an integral part of the business and fundamental to their future success. Directors, therefore need to better appreciate and grasp the strategic importance of their organization’s IT and make it part of their regular agendas. The Board IT Governance Program leverages the insights of IT governance thought-leaders and world-renowned research to tackle the fundamental "big issues" surrounding IT governance. The program is designed to help Directors better understand the risks and exploit the benefits of IT.
Key learnings include:
- The role of the Board in IT strategy
- Assessing the importance of IT to sustain and grow the enterprise
- Measuring IT’s value and performance
- Understanding essential questions that Corporate Directors should be asking management and outside experts regarding IT practices, responsibilities and reporting, IT risk management, ethics, IT/HR practices and IT crisis management
- Creating constructive relationships and effective communications between the Board and the CIO (or other senior IT Management) and with external IT professionals
The Board IT Governance Program is a dynamic, cross-disciplinary, research-based program focusing on the role of IT in driving and sustaining the success of an organization. The BIT-GOV PROGRAM provides corporate Directors with the frameworks to effectively understand and evaluate their organization’s IT strategy as a means to enhancing their organization’s performance—and position it for long term success.
An important outcome for participants also is the development of a strong network of peers -- Corporate Directors who share similar IT governance responsibilities and experiences and who routinely confront contemporary IT governance issues. The BIT-GOV PROGRAM is an essential resource for Corporate Directors who want to grasp the nuances of IT governance.
While many issues in IT governance remain controversial, the objective of the BIT-GOV PROGRAM is to acquaint participants with their IT governance options, their implementation, best practices, and their consequences. Sessions provide a highly interactive forum for candid, off-the-record dialogue about Corporate Directors’ real-world IT governance challenges.