Taking IT from the Backroom to the Boardroom!

January 23, 2008
Duration: 60 minutes

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Taking IT from the Backroom to the Boardroom

There is a need and recognition of the fact that IT is no longer just an afterthought (or a neverthought!) in business today. Businesses are highly dependent upon IT, and not just for reasons of efficiency and productivity but also for competitive and viability reasons as well. This presentation will focus on these aspects of IT in the context of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC). As IT makes its way into the Boardroom, however, it can serve a more valuable purpose within the organization. Specifically, IT can be used to better integrate the organization as a whole, can be used to align various parts of the organization, can be used to proactively compete in an ever-changing and more aggressive competitive landscape, and can even drive corporate strategy in technology-dependent companies and industries.

• Historical view of IT
• Current/changing view of IT
• Traditional Role of IT in the Backroom
• How IT is Making Its Way into the Boardroom
• Roles and Responsibilities of board members for IT
• Recommendations for How to Integrate IT in the Boardroom
• General Definitions and concepts of IT Alignment and IT Strategy
• IT Governance in the Context of IT Compliance and IT Risk Management

Sanjay Anand, Chairperson, Sarbanes-Oxley Institute and Chrisan Herrod, Managing Director, IT Compliance Magazine