Seminar - Delivering Business Value through IT Governance

When and Where

Tuesday 20th March, 9.00am to 1.00pm – InterContinental Adelaide (Hyatt)

Overview

While IT Governance has been practised for many years, a key question that must be asked is ‘Is IT Governance being performed effectively?’ Intec’s in-depth research over the last year would indicate that there is still a great deal of improvement necessary.

Examples that highlight this include:

  • A multi-national client who is having considerable difficulty getting business representatives to participate in IT Governance Board meetings;
  • A review of a Government Department client’s IT Governance arrangements found that many members of the IT Governance Board did not understand their role and responsibilities in relation to Governance;
  •  A report into ICT-enabled projects released November 2011 by the Victorian Ombudsman in conjunction with the Victorian Auditor-General that states in the opening paragraph the following:

    • “The management of information and communication technology enabled (ICT-enabled) projects at the state, national and international level, in both the private and public sectors, has been the subject of considerable research and debate over recent years. The consensus is that these projects are often poorly managed and failures are common.”

    Seminar Outcomes

    The seminar will provide:

  • Lessons learned from experts who have faced and overcome challenges;
  • Insight into what works well for IT Governance;
  • A suggested path forward to sound and pragmatic IT Governance.

    • The seminar will include speaker presentations, a panel Q&A with open discussions and a light lunch

    Audience

    CEO’s, CFO’s, Board Members, Members of IT Governance Boards, CIO’s, Senior IT Managers.

    Speakers

    Jane Treadwell - independent consultant and currently a member of the NSW Government ICT Advisory Panel; formerly deputy CEO/CIO Centrelink and CIO Victorian Government. Jane will discuss the issues, opportunities and challenges of integrating IT Governance within and across organisations based on her experience. She will ‘pull’ out the common elements and the things that worked/failed/tripped up and why.

    Mark Toomey - leading expert and advisor to boards and executives on corporate governance of IT and ISO 38500; author of the well regarded book on IT Governance “Waltzing with the Elephant”. Mark will explain how the core concepts for Governance of IT are robustly anchored to the absolute foundations of business, and how business leaders who know nothing about designing and programming computer systems can maintain highly effective control over the current and, most importantly, future use of IT in their organisations.

    Andy Koronios – Head of School of Computer and Information Science, UNISA; research focus in deriving strategic value from IT, the emerging role of the CIO and, data and information quality. Andy will focus on data & information Governance; particularly information Governance issues in the new world of ‘big data’ & ‘data on the cloud’.

    Phil Ingerson – founder and strategic consultant with Intec Group specialising in IT Governance and IT Strategy; member of many organisational boards and former member of the SA Government IE Advisory Board. Phil will chair the event and provide his thoughts particularly around Strategy and IT Governance.

    Cost and Registration

    $275 per delegate (discounts apply for multi bookings for 4 or more). Call Debbie Walsh on 8359 2332 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  to register or for more information. RSVP Monday 5th March 2012.