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IT Governance to Drive High Performance - Lessons from Accenture (Paperback, 1st)
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IT Governance to Drive High Performance - Lessons from Accenture (Paperback, 1st)
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This pocket guide provides you with an insider s detailed
description of Accenture s IT governance policy and details its
governance structure. It will show how effective IT governance
links IT strategy and IT decisions to Accenture s business strategy
and business priorities. Following the best practices approach set
out in this pocket guide will serve as an excellent starting point
for any organisation with ambitions to achieve high performance.
Benefits to business include: * Boost productivity How hard do you
work in other areas of your business to cut costs and improve
efficiency? In testing economic times, is the absence of a clear
strategy for your business s IT governance still a realistic
option? Learning from Accenture s proven approach will enable you
to increase your organisation s competitiveness over the longer
term. * Coordinate your operations To ensure effective
decision-making and align your IT function with your broader
business goals, you need to make the structure of your IT
governance fit your overall corporate governance structure. That
way, you can make your IT work for your business. * Manage change
effectively IT is crucial for realising the changes you want your
business to make. For this reason, you cannot afford to have these
changes treated merely as IT projects that have been foisted on the
company by the IT department. By bringing top management on board,
and giving business leaders a formal role in the IT governance of
your organisation, you will make the success of any project with an
IT component much more likely. * Keep a grip on budgets The costs
of IT projects are notoriously prone to overrun, while some IT
development programmes have promised more than they ever delivered.
The Accenture way of doing business is different. Following the
Accenture approach means ensuring that your IT investment is backed
by a solid business case, and measuring the return on investment
following project completion. High performance Chief executives now
put high performance IT among their top strategic objectives. So,
if you are looking to improve IT governance in your own
organisation, finding out what Robert E. Kress has to say is as
good a starting point as any. This book will show you his company s
best practice approach to the subject. Whatever business you are
in, there is nearly always a clear link between the performance of
your IT function and your company s overall results. The bottom
line Robert E. Kress, the writer of this pocket guide, is someone
who gets things done. As Executive Director of Business Operations
for Accenture s IT organisation, he manages a $700 million IT
operation for a company with employees in 52 countries. IT is
critical to Accenture s success as a management consultancy and
technology services provider. IT governance matters to the bottom
line, so Accenture insists on clear accountability for IT decisions
and delivery. The capacity of Accenture s IT function to stay
focussed on the needs of the business is one reason why Accenture
has succeeded in doubling its revenue and racking up profits.
Between 2001 and 2009, Accenture s operating profits nearly trebled
to reach $2.6 billion.
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