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ICT Governance: Power Steering
Five industry leaders discuss ways to push ICT governance to the top of the corporate agenda.
I have just provided the following article to CIO magazine, which resulted in interviews with a number of others on how to promote ICT governance in organisations.
Click here to read it on the CIO NZ Magazine site
I am please to say that it has also been picked up by the following publications – proof that ICT governance is a topic which is of interest worldwide:
- Computerworld India
- IT World Canada
- Computerworld Norway
Maxsys led group wins health sector IT competition
A group led by Wellington IT consultancy company Maxsys, was announced as the winning vendor for the 2011 Health Informatics New Zealand Clinicians Challenge, at an awards dinner last week.
The Clinicians Challenge is a competition run by Health Informatics New Zealand, with support from the New Zealand Health
IT Cluster, and the National Health IT Board.
Click here to read more about this story
ITEX ComputerWorld Project of the Year
Murray Wills, Maxsys’ MD has been selected to be a judge in this year’s ITEX Computerworld Project of the Year Award.
More details can be found here:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/itex-computerworld-awards-finalists-announced
These are part of the 2011 ITEX Computerworld Awards.
This year the categories consist of ICT Project, ICT Manager sponsored by Cube People Recruitment, and Software Developer of the Year. The winners be announced at the ITEX Computerworld Awards and Networking Function on November 23.
IT Governance Fundamentals
IT Governance is focused on the leadership, structures and processes that ensure that an organisation’s information technology sustains and extends the overall organisation’s strategies and objectives.
This half-day workshop is an introduction to the fundamentals of IT Governance, its relationship with Corporate Governance and its relevance in developing and sustaining organisations in the private and public sector.
The workshop will use a participative approach using case study material. Real world examples will be used from the real-world experience that your trainer brings. We will provide you with course notes, guides, templates and checklists as well as references for further reading.
The workshop covers the following:
* An introduction to IT Governance
* An overview of why organisations need IT Governance
* IT Governance as a subset of Corporate Governance
* An overview of the ISO/IEC 38500:2008 IT Governance Standard
* Discussion of the roles of the Board, and responsibilities of executive management and the CIO
* IT Governance Assessment and Maturity Model
* Identification of the steps involved in implementing IT Governance
* Challenges to be overcome in implementation
* Skills required of CIO’s, CEO’s and Board member
* Examples of current business/IT alignment and governance models and standards
* A Board IT Governance Checklist
Book Early – numbers are very limited
Duration: 1/2 Day
Trainer: Murray Wills
Who Needs CIO’s?
The CIO or Chief Information Officer is an essential role for any organisation looking to harness the power of ICT to enable their organisation. But why is it that only some organisations are embracing the role and some are seeing it diminish?
Click on the following link for a discussion on this topic by Murray Wills in the NZ Computer Society Newsline online magazine.
http://www.nzcs.org.nz/newsletter/article/40
