Saturday, February 02, 2002

 
Posted by Mike Tarrani 12:35 PM
Two sites that have materials supporting IT assessment and improvement initiatives are:

1. The Information Systems Audit and Control Association & Foundation, which sponsors:
   • IT Governance Portal Key features include IT Governance Guidelines and other documents related to governance.
   • Control Objectives for Information and related Technology Key features include free download of all open standards and frameworks for IT auditing, and related materials.
2. Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, which facilitates the worldwide awareness, use, enhancement, and integrity of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a value-added management process. Membership is free and opens all of the site's resources, which are considerable. One document from their IT Action Working Group that is particularly valuable is Enabling the Strategy-Focused IT Organization.

Both of these sites provide resources that directly support IT process improvement and deserve to be bookmarked by anyone who is serious about IT management and business alignment. Also note that both sites also provide materials that will aid business continuity planners and security professionals - two hot topics for 2002.