Phased Approach Critical to World Class IT Governance; Nice 'n Easy

Fred Gattelaro from Pacific Edge has an excellent article in Computerworld on the importance of introducing IT Governance in phases, not as a big-bang approach.

I can say with certainty that this is sound advice.

He suggests focusing on each of the following three phases, one at a time:

• Creating Visibility -- First Understand What Exists
• Improving Execution -- Integrating New Processes
• Optimizing Results and Continuous Improvement

Just as with introducing any new fundamental change, the organization needs to progress through a maturity model. And, for IT Governance, this one's as good as any.

Too many organizations try to do it all at once, and it becomes a real credibility problem. Read on...

Charting a Course to Achieving World-class IT Governance, One Step at a Time - Computerworld