GOVERNANCE

Strengthening Your IT Governance Framework

What Is IT Governance? It’s a structured approach for aligning IT initiatives with organizational goals, establishing accountability, and driving informed decision making across IT projects, programs, and strategies.

Important Questions About Your Governance

  • Is your governance designed for effective decisions?
  • Do you have the right structure and people in place?
  • Is your governance both empowering and controlling?
  • Is governance actively monitoring its own effectiveness?
  • Does it incorporate best practices from outside sources?
  • Do decisions align with your objectives?
  • Do you understand the impact on schedule and budget?
  • Do you measure governance health?
  • Is governance adaptable to IT and business changes?
  • Do you track metrics for improvement?
  • Is there a clear escalation path?
  • Does governance ensure transparency and accountability?

Elyon Governance Design Framework

Decision Areas and Objectives
  • Identify key decision areas (e.g., IT principles)
  • Define program objectives for decisions
  • Assess necessary skills per area
Structure and Membership
  • Align governance bodies to decision areas
  • Define each governance body’s purpose
  • Determine roles within each governance body
Decision Rights and Authorities
  • Specify decisions by governance body
  • Set scope, schedule, and budget limits
  • Illustrate decision rights per governance body
Decision-Making Process
  • Establish voting rules
  • Define escalation process
  • Outline documentation and communication
Rules of Engagement
  • Set agendas and analysis format
  • Define submission to each PMO/governance body
  • Establish decision analysis approach
External Integration
  • Identify external influencers
  • Set integration controls
  • Define deliverables per program phase
Success Criteria
  • Define success metrics per governance body
  • Monitor key performance indicators
  • Assign responsibility for measurement

Decision Management Analytics

Measuring Key Decision Metrics to Improve Program Performance

Let Elyon Deliver a Pre-Built Dashboard to Strengthen Your Governance

Case Study / Scenario

State Government Agency: Elyon designed and implemented a comprehensive governance structure for a $1B portfolio of modernization projects as part of the Agency’s Transformation Management Office. This included creating new governance bodies, defining membership, drafting charters, setting agendas, establishing success criteria, and developing an engagement process. Elyon also provided training and operational support to ensure effective adoption.

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Design a System of Governance for Superior Program Results

Contact us to discover how Elyon can design and implement a decision-making framework that addresses three critical questions:

  1. What decisions are essential for effective IT management and utilization?
  2. Who should be responsible for making these key decisions?
  3. How will these decisions be made and their effectiveness monitored?
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