Information Technology

Gartner Glossary

IT Governance (ITG)

IT governance (ITG) is defined as the processes that ensure the effective and efficient use of IT in enabling an organization to achieve its goals. IT demand governance (ITDG—what IT should work on) is the process by which organizations ensure the effective evaluation, selection, prioritization, and funding of competing IT investments; oversee their implementation; and extract (measurable) business benefits. ITDG is a business investment decision-making and oversight process, and it is a business management responsibility. IT supply-side governance (ITSG—how IT should do what it does) is concerned with ensuring that the IT organization operates in an effective, efficient and compliant fashion, and it is primarily a CIO responsibility.

Experience CIO and IT Executive conferences

Join your peers for the unveiling of the latest insights at Gartner conferences.

Gartner Webinars

Expert insights and strategies to address your priorities and solve your most pressing challenges.