IT Governance is a unique organisation. 

The company was founded in April 2002 to source, create and deliver products and services to meet the real-world, evolving IT governance needs of today's organizations, directors, managers and practitioners.  

Our objective is to make this site the one-stop-shop for comprehensive corporate and IT governance information, advice, guidance, books, tools, training for the American market.

We have been involved in designing, and successfully implementing, cost-effective ISO 27001 information security management systems since the standard was first promulgated.  We write and publish extensively on IT governance subjects, including IT service management, project governance, regulation and compliance, and have evolved a range of leading-edge tools for IT governance, information security and regulatory compliance practitioners, available through the online shop on this site.

We approach IT governance, regulatory compliance and information security issues from a management perspective and are committed to engaging business leaders in developing and implementing information, ICT regulatory compliance and information security strategies that enable their businesses to compete effectively in the global information economy. 

Vision:

Information, information technology and information security is ALWAYS a business issue, never just an IT one.  Top  management is accountable for the organization's information technology strategy and its deployment.

Mission:

Our mission is to engage and support Boards and business executives of both public and private sector organizations so that they are better able to properly manage their information technology strategies to achieve strategic goals, protect and secure their intellectual capital and the company’s whole market value and meet relevant corporate governance and regulatory compliance objectives.

What our customers think:

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Our unique proposition

• We are business-led, not technology driven;
• We speak business, not tech – we are technologically literate business managers;
• We are vendor-neutral, technology-independent and framework-agnostic;
• We focus on cost-effectiveness – ie we don’t just do it for you!
• We provide the most comprehensive range of GRC books and tools available, so that you can choose what's appropriate for you.

We practice what we preach

The company's ISMS (Information Security Managment System) has achieved accredited certification to ISO/IEC 27001 and its integrated management system is being prepared for accredited certification to ISO9001 and other standards.

Directors and Partners

Alan Calder - author of "IT Governance - a Manager's Guide", is a founder director of IT Governance Ltd.  Before that, he was CEO of Wide Learning, a supplier of e-learning, of Focus Central London and, before that, of Business Link London City Partners (BLLCP).  He was also a member of the DTI’s Information Age Competitiveness Working Group.  He was for many years a member of the DNV Certification Services Certification Committee, which certifies compliance with international standards including ISO27001/BS7799.

Alan works with a wide range of clients on IT governance and information security projects which include design, implementation and deployment of management systems and the development and writing of White Papers. He also speaks at seminars and presentations on IT governance, regulatory compliance and information security. Alan can be contacted on acalder@itgovernance.co.uk.   

Steve Watkins - Steve is co-author of the book on IT Governance, and Director of training and consultancy at IT Governance Limited.

Steve has held posts with HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, London Underground, Focus Central London, Business Link, a large photocopier sales and service organization and in local Government. In his various roles he has been responsible for most support disciplines. He has over 17 years' experience of managing integrated management systems, including maintenance of Information Security, Quality, Environmental and Investor in People certifications. As well as being a trained ISO27001 and ISO9000 lead auditor Steve is a trained EFQM Assessor and holds diplomas in safety and financial management.

He is Chair of the Steering Committee of the ISO/IEC27001 User Group, the UK Chapter of the ISMS International User Group, and also sits on the Management Committee of the British Standards Society where he chairs the Corporate Governance Group. Steve can be contacted on swatkins@itgovernance.co.uk.”

The authors were responsible for the first company (BLLCP) to achieve BS 7799 registration when the standard was first promulgated in 1996. They have aided other organizations since then to implement effective information security management systems, and have been involved in the development of both the accredited certification scheme and related training standards.