Implementing Information Technology Governance : Models, Practices and Cases

In many organizations, information technology (IT) has become crucial in the support, sustainability, and growth of the business. This pervasive use of technology has created a critical dependency on IT that calls for a specific focus on IT governance. Implementing Information Technology Governance: Models, Practices and Cases presents insight gained through literature reviews and case studies to provide practical guidance for organizations who want to start implementing IT governance or improving existing governance models, and provides a detailed set of IT governance structures, processes, and relational mechanisms that can be leveraged to implement IT governance in practice.

Wim Van Grembergen is professor at the Economics and Management Faculty of the University of Antwerp (UA) and executive professor at the University of Antwerp Management School (UAMS). He teaches information systems at the bachelor?s, master?s, and executive level, and researches in business transformations through information technology, audit of information systems, IT performance management and IT governance. Recently he established at UAMS the ITAG Research Institute that aims to contribute to the understanding of IT Alignment and Governance through research and dissemination of the knowledge via publications, conferences and seminars (www.uams.be/itag).

Steven DeHaes is responsible for the information systems management executive programs and research at the University of Antwerp Management School (UAMS), including the master?s program in e-business and the master?s program in computer auditing. He has teaching assignments in many executive programs in the domain of IT governance, IT assurance, strategic alignment, IT performance measurement, and so forth. He is also actively engaged in applied research in the domain of IT governance and strategic alignment. Recently he established together with Professor Van Grembergen the ITAG Research Institute that aims to contribute to the understanding of IT alignment and governance through research and dissemination of the knowledge via publications, conferences, and seminars (www.uams.be/itag).