IT Governance

Key Initiatives organize Gartner's vast resources to help you achieve demonstrable business results efficiently and cost-effectively. Follow the major phases of each Key Initiative to guide your decisions and processes, so you achieve the highest returns at the lowest possible risk.

Strategize and Plan

• IT Governance Must Be Driven by Corporate Governance

• IT Governance Must Be Driven by Corporate Governance
• 15 September 2009
• IT governance needs to be designed and implemented as a cohesive, integrated process linked to the principles of corporate governance. CIOs need to understand how to accomplish this by using the resources available to them and by ensuring business involvement.

• IT Governance, a Flawed Concept: It's Time for Business Change Governance

• IT Governance, a Flawed Concept: It's Time for Business Change Governance
• 20 November 2009
• For substantial improvements in IT governance effectiveness, we recommend a new approach, "business change governance."

• How to Prioritize Green IT Projects in an Economically Constrained World

• How to Prioritize Green IT Projects in an Economically Constrained World
• 1 October 2009
• As IT spending shrinks in many areas, infrastructure and operations managers should consider four things when developing green IT priorities during the next 18 months.