the main problem that causes many barriers and obstacle to achieve the control within IT department in any firm is the misconception that board and executive management have. Effective IT governance needs to be a top-down initiative. Unfortunately, many managers don't know much about IT governance's concept. some of them think this is just a technical issue. high level management are still not aware of IT governance and how it could play a big role in their strategy. this problem impacts negatively on different domains such as, Strategic alignment of IT with the business,Value delivery of IT,Management of IT risks
IT Governance: New Players, Challenges and Opportunities
By Everett C. Johnson, CPA
Volume 2, 2005