IT Governance

ISO38500 | Calder-Moir Framework | ValIT | COBIT | Knowledge Management

On this page:

• IT Governance Defined & Free White Paper
• ISO38500
• The Calder-Moir Framework
• ITIL, COBIT & Val IT

IT Governance Defined & Free White Paper

IT Governance is a framework for data, asset and people management to ensure that a business’s IT supports and enables corporate strategies and objectives. On this page we will discuss the leading IT Governance frameworks and disciplines which include COBIT, ValIT, Calder-Moir and ITIL.

You can also download a free copy of our latest board briefing on IT Governance by filling in the form below:

We also recommend these IT Governance titles:

• IT Governance: A Pocket Guide
• IT Governance: Guidelines for Directors
• IT Governance: How Top Performers Manage IT for Superior Results
• Governance of the Extended Enterprise: Bridging Business and IT Strategies

ISO/IEC 38500

Published in June 2008, ISO/IEC 38500 is the international standard for IT Governance. The standard can be applied to any organisation, anywhere in the world, and it sets out a clear and easy to follow framework for an organizations governance of Information and Communications Technology. The standard aligns IT with organizational decisions and is particularly useful to directors and senior management.

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Calder-Moir Framework

There are many IT standards, frameworks and methodologies for managing IT. On their own none of them however are a complete IT Governance Framework. The Calder-Moir Framework is designed to maximize the benefit from all these integrated and overlapping standards, frameworks and methodologies. Calder-Moir is also aligned with ISO 38500 and adopts its best practice guidance.

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ITIL^®, CobiT^® and Val IT

ITIL^®, CobiT^® and Val IT are all vendor-neutral, third party frameworks. Whilst they are not complete IT Governance frameworks on their own, they each have their own IT governance strengths.

• ITIL (the IT Infrastructure Library) is the UK's Office of Government Commerce's best practice for IT service management. ITIL is used all over the world, read more on our ITIL information page >>>
• CobiT (Controlled Objectives for Information and related Technology) assists organizations in implementing effective enterprise wide IT Governance. CobiT's Management Guidelines feature a framework for controlling and measuring IT against CobiT's 34 processes. CobiT 4.1 is the latest version whilst Governance of the Extended Enterprise details how many major brands have implemented CobiT and the business benefits it has delivered.
• Published by the IT Governance Institute Val IT is a framework that provides a set of principles and processes for IT portfolio management. Val IT has a major concern with realizing the value from IT investments.

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IT Governance also has an extensive library of books on the following IT Governance related subjects:

• Knowledge Management - the management of capturing, organizing and storing the knowledge of individuals and groups within an organization. Knowledge management is critical in improving an organizations intellectual captial.
• Metric & Quality for IT Service Management - Metrics and quality are essential in ensuring IT service management achieves it stated goals.
• Enterprise & Security Architecture - Enterprise IT architecture is a critical component of an IT Governance strategy and in ensuring information security.