IS Governance

Assignment Brief

As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit an IS Governance report. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.

Learning Outcome 1: Critically assess the elements of IS Governance.

Learning Outcome 2: Evaluate the effectiveness of IS Governance strategies within organisations.

Learning Outcome 3: Analyse the link between IS Governance and business values and strategy.

Learning Outcome 4: Apply IS Governance models within organisations.

Learning Outcome 5: Effectively communicate the values, risks and opportunities derived from IS Strategy.

Learning Outcome 6: Make recommendations for the development to existing IS strategies to better leverage existing resources.

Learning Outcome 7: Understand global issues and their place in a globalised economy, ethical decision-making and accountability. Adopt self-awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity in culture.

Assignment Task - Report

Good IS Governance is increasingly being discussed across the board as significant in view of adapting and responding to emerging changes as well as risks in the interconnected business environment where organisations today operate.

Good IS Governance is aligned, inclusive, educated, engaged, connected and informed and encompasses an organisation's policies, plans, projects and priorities. In this assignment, you will audit and assess the existing IS Governance of your own organisation.

You are the IS Governance Auditor in charge of critically assessing the existing IS Governance system of your organisation.

Question 1 Critically assess the extent to which IS Governance is aligned, inclusive, educated, engaged, connected and informed in relation to the existing system in your organisation.

Question 2 Evaluate the effectiveness of the existing IS Governance policies, plans, projects and priorities and identify any areas of improvement.

Question 3 Analyse the link between IS Governance and the business strategy. Are there any discrepancies? How would you address them?

Question 4 Identify the values, risks and opportunities to your organisation's IS strategy derived from the modifications and revisions proposed to IS Governance in your audit.