This pocket guide provides you with an insider’s detailed description of Accenture’s IT governance policy and details its governance structure. It will show how effective IT governance links IT strategy and IT decisions to Accenture’s business strategy and business priorities.
PREFACE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
IT governance contributes to high performance
Encouraging innovation
Reinventing IT
Best practices in IT governance
CHAPTER 1: SETTING AN IT GOVERNANCE POLICY
Starting with IT strategy
Governing principles
Accountability is key
CHAPTER 2: BUILDING AN IT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Accenture Capital Committee
IT Steering Committee (ITSC)
IT organization
Business sponsors
Stakeholders
Top management sets the tone
CHAPTER 3: LEVERAGING THE STRUCTURE
Global vs. local
Integrating with planning and budgeting
Establishing and measuring target benefits
The case for visual conferencing
CHAPTER 4: CASCADING IT GOVERNANCE
IT investment governance
IT product and service governance
Supporting managed services
IT standards and architecture
CHAPTER 5: ADAPTING ACCENTURE’S IT GOVERNANCE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
1Construct IT governance to parallel corporate governance
2Align IT with business priorities
3Involve top management
4Make business leaders responsible for their IT projects
This pocket guide provides you with an insider’s detailed description of Accenture’s IT governance policy and details its governance structure. It will show how effective IT governance links IT strategy and IT decisions to Accenture’s business strategy and business priorities.
Table of contents
PREFACE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
IT governance contributes to high performance
Encouraging innovation
Reinventing IT
Best practices in IT governance
CHAPTER 1: SETTING AN IT GOVERNANCE POLICY
Starting with IT strategy
Governing principles
Accountability is key
CHAPTER 2: BUILDING AN IT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Accenture Capital Committee
IT Steering Committee (ITSC)
IT organization
Business sponsors
Stakeholders
Top management sets the tone
CHAPTER 3: LEVERAGING THE STRUCTURE
Global vs. local
Integrating with planning and budgeting
Establishing and measuring target benefits
The case for visual conferencing
CHAPTER 4: CASCADING IT GOVERNANCE
IT investment governance
IT product and service governance
Supporting managed services
IT standards and architecture
CHAPTER 5: ADAPTING ACCENTURE’S IT GOVERNANCE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
1Construct IT governance to parallel corporate governance
2Align IT with business priorities
3Involve top management
4Make business leaders responsible for their IT projects
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