What Technology Governance is?
IT governance uses, manages and optimizes IT in such a way that it supports, complements or enables an organization to achieve its goals and objectives
IT governance provides a structure for aligning IT strategy with business strategy. By following a formal framework, organizations can produce measurable results toward achieving their strategies and goals. IT governance is an integral part of overall enterprise governance.
Pain points or challenges of Technology Governance in any organization
- Lack of understanding of the importance, urgency and value of improved Technology Governance in an organization.
- Performance goals & objectives are not aligned with business
- Performance management KPIs and metrics are not established and formal reviews against them are not made
- Risk assessments are not periodically performed
- IT strategies, policies, procedures are not periodically reviewed
- Policies & procedures are not documented or documented but not effectively followed
- Consistent number of non-compliances highlighted during internal/external audits
- Delays in responding / closing NCs
- Tools are much focused but processes & people dimensions are neglected
- Roles & responsibilities are either not defined or defined but formal compliance often misses
- Resistance to change from top to bottom
- Lack of awareness regarding the benefits & utility of international standards and frameworks
Alignment between I&T and Business
Compliance & Operations Management
Value and Performance Management
Information and Cybersecurity
Benefits Realization, Risk & Resource Optimization
Business & ICT Continuity
Enterprise Architecture
Areas where Business Beam can help
Business Beam aims to facilitate organizations in areas including:
- IT and Digital Governance
- Agile And Traditional Project Management
- IT Service Management
- Risk Management
- Information And Cyber Security Management
- Business & IT Continuity Management
- Enterprise Architecture
- Software Process Improvement
Our team of Consultants with diversified experience and skillset will be available to your assistance either dedicatedly or need basis, depending upon the requirements and contractual arrangements, however upon acquiring of our services we may help you in following service areas:
Support In A Resolution Of Compliance Issues
- Support in responding to observations and non-conformities in all IT GRC domains resulting from internal audits, external audits, third party audits, and regulatory audits (SECP, SBP, PTA, etc.)
- Support in ensuring compliance against requirements of regulatory frameworks and standards related to IT
Support In Advisory Services
- Review and optimization of performance goals & objectives of IT department and teams
- Review and optimization of IT KPIs and metrics
- Support in development and optimization of annual improvement plans
- Development of monthly departmental and teams’ performance dashboards based on performance data
- Review of IT & digital strategies, policies, procedures and provision of guidance on how to improve them
- Review of risk analysis and treatment plans, business impact assessments, security and continuity strategies, etc., and provision of guidance on how to improve them
- Review of service level agreements, operational level agreements, supplier contracts, etc., and provision of guidance on how to improve them
- Assurance of various projects under the IT department, and provision of insights on dashboard based on agreed KPIs and metrics
- Agile project management coaching to executives and teams
- Review of business cases, RFPs and presentations to senior management, and provision of guidance on how to improve them
Support In Creating Awareness
We may also help in creating awareness:
- Awareness sessions to Senior Management about effectively utilizing various international standards and frameworks
- Awareness sessions to Middle and Line management about international practices that may help them optimizing their daily work
- Policy and procedure awareness sessions to practitioners for better process compliance and results
Benefits to the Organizations
Following are the principal benefits to organizations.
- No need to hire & train Technology governance resources;
- Availability of a team of qualified and experienced advisors for setting-up direction, take necessary decisions and perform planning
- Independent and expert reviews by the subject matter experts on policies, strategies, procedures, plans and guidelines
- Optimized performance management and monitoring mechanism for IT department, services and teams
- Reviews and assurance on multiple projects running under IT
- Internationally accredited and formal COBIT process assessment to identify the capabilities of current processes and develop process improvement plan on annual basis
Why Business Beam
- We have more than a decade’s experience of successfully completing technology governance consulting assignments in USA, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman and Pakistan
- Our Consulting Team is highly qualified and certified in technology governance domains which ensures that required specialized services are available under one roof on a priority either onsite, online or on call.
- One of the best benefits to choose Business Beam is our experience of working with high reputed organization in the market, in Last 14 years we have completed 60+ consulting local & international assignments.
- We work with ownership, responsibility and accountability. We remain highly conscious of customers’ requirements and ensure to deliver above expectations.
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