The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) originated in the public sector of Great Britain in the 1980s as a framework of standards for IT services. ITIL continues to be widely adopted across the world by organizations of all sizes and industries. Recent Forrester research has estimated that ITIL adoption among billion-dollar companies will increase to 40% …
IT Governance – Key IT Governance Frameworks – COBIT(10 of 16)
Another framework widely accepted is the Control Objectives for IT known as CoBIT. CoBIT is another approach to standardize good information technology security and control practices. This is done by providing tools to assess and measure the performance of 34 different IT processes within an organization. The IT Governance Institute is responsible for CoBIT. ITIL …
IT Governance – Continuous Management of IT Resources (6 of 16)
I The dynamic nature of today’s educational environment combined with the rapid pace of technological change means that IT management must be dynamic and flexible to changes in the marketplace. So IT managers need to be dynamically managing all IT resources, including staffing, systems, outsourcing, services, education and others. Included within this component is sustaining …
IT Governance – Monitoring Results and IT Effectiveness (7 of 16)
Once the previous four components have been implemented, organizations must ensure that IT is continuing to add value to the operation. That value can only be proven if performance metrics can be established, monitored and tracked. Through the establishment of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), schools or universities can gauge relative success of given IT projects …
IT Governance – Key IT Governance Frameworks (8 of 16)
ITIL COBIT ISO The Big Three To assist a school or university and deploying IT governance procedures and policies, several standard frameworks have been created over the past 30 years. All of the frameworks are situational, good and have their place within an organization. However it has been the experience of this author that there …
