Enterprise Governance of Information Technology (Springer 2009).pdf

Advance Praise
‘‘At last we have a solidly research-based text on the Enterprise Governance of
IT that essfully fuses business and IT perspectives. With its emphasis on the
creation of business value, and on the use of relevant metrics, this book offers a
distinctive view of these key processes. The authors, whose reputation and
experience in the field is second to none, have created a guide to the strategic
management of IT that will be an essential source for managers.’’
Professor James W. Bryant
Centre for Individual & Organisational Development
Sheffield Hallam University
United Kingdom
‘‘IT governance is a hot topic today and this book provides a wealth of practical
and useful information. Regardless of whether you are concerned -
pliance issues, or worried about the alignment of your IT investment with the
corporate goals, this book will provide guidance to assist your efforts. As well as
academic models and practice oriented frameworks such as CobiT, Val-IT and
balanced scorecard, the volume includes recent case studies illustrating how the
concepts and frameworks are applied in real panies. I strongly -
mend this book to Corporate and IT Managers as well as MBA and IT
Graduate students.’’
Aileen Cater-Steel, PhD
Senior Lecturer (Information Systems)
School of Information Systems
University of Southern Queensland
Australia
‘‘The control of IT within enterprise systems has an ambiguous pattern of mis-
management and associated horror stories for new players. This book confronts
the most serious problem facing enterprise managers today with instruction,
case studies and solutions. It is a must read and a must use for those seeking to
extract top value from the IT investment in a control challenged work place.’’
Brian O. Cusack, PhD
Director CRISM Security
School of Mathematics & Computer Sciences
University of Auckland
New Zealand
‘‘This text is mendable exposition of Enterprise Governance of IT by one
of the pioneers of the