Are there ITIL best practices that can be applied across organizations? Then there is the bigger question: Do best practices matter? What happens when "best practices" meet organizational culture?
With service-oriented architecture (SOA), good things don't come to those who wait. While companies shouldn't abandon building a business case for SOA, they should, in the interest of speed, take a simpler, more intuitive approach.
This paper presents a common framework for IT Governance and answers the question: Is COBIT deficient in defining decision making structures?
This paper provides a single “integrated” enterprise architecture framework to ease communication between Zachman enterprise architecture framework, Four Domain Architecture framework, TOGAF, and RM-ODP.
Read this excellent overview of ITIL V3 to learn how!
In this paper, we present the Four-Domain Architecture (FDA), which integrates business process, information, knowledge, and elements pertaining to infrastructure and organization. The FDA approach can help guide the development of both the conceptual and emergent architecture. The FDA helps an enterprise in the definition, design, and creation of a set of tools and methods to support frameworks such as the Zachman framework.
A good discussion on the need for risk management that also provides a framework to manage it. Good Read!
This comprehensive guide explores the concept of successful governance through the collaboration of the Corporate Troika (CIO, CTO, Business Sponsors) and strategic supplier partnerships. It addresses common issues in technology management, the importance of integrating business and technology governance, and the benefits of a mature supplier relationship. The article provides practical insights and strategies for organizations aiming to enhance their technological infrastructure and achieve business goals efficiently.
A good overview to COBIT – what is it? What is its structure? How does it relate to other standards such as ISO 17799? What are its benefits? Good Read!
What is IT Governance? Why IT Governance? What are some "best practice" examples of IT Governance in action? This issue brief provides an introduction to the very broad topic of IT Governance. Good Read!
