Information Technology Control Structures Are Only Part of Successful Governance

The audit report by the CA Auditor concerning the governance, structure, & mission of the former Dept. of Info. Tech. & what reforms are needed to revise the statewide info. tech. (IT) program so that it can better meet the State's needs. This report concludes that a variety of IT governance models could be made to work in CA, as long as the statewide IT program includes factors the Bureau's consultant identified as common among other successful programs. Factors that contribute to successful governance include exerting continuous executive leadership support for IT, using a collaborative mgmt. approach, showing commitment to IT employees during periods of change, & developing & implementing IT initiatives in modular form.Howle, Elaine M. is the author of 'Information Technology Control Structures Are Only Part of Successful Governance' with ISBN 9780756732554 and ISBN 0756732557.