Technology governance & business alignment

More and more executives are realising that if IT is to extend its value to their respective companies, they need to have some kind of IT governance framework in place. The problem is, a lot of today's managers aren't clear about what IT governance is all about. And, despite the emerging role IT governance now has in supporting an organisation's business agenda, many executives are still struggling to find the value in their organization's total IT spend and performance. It's a costly deficit because without this visibility the entire management team cannot ensure that its IT governance objectives are translated effectively and efficiently into improved corporate performance. And, as any savvy business professional will tell you, a mismatch between business and IT strategies can have disastrous consequences.

 If this is your situation:

• You wish to have the right IT organisation in place to support business requirements

• You recognise the need to better align IT to the business

• Your organisation needs to be better equipped in performing IT due diligence activities for mergers and acquisitions

• You are aware that regulatory issues eventually will become an IT requirement

• You need IT projects to yield appropriate results for the business

• You want to see what can be done to better source and manage your IT services

• You want to leverage your IT investment to achieve competitive advantage

• You need to measure the impact of IT in the valuation of a company for acquisition purposes

• You wish to validate your IT strategy and translate it into a well prioritised deployment plan

At PwC we will work with you to help you align your IT resources with your business objectives, and structure them to minimise key business risks. Our experienced professionals can not only help you to manage your IT functions as a business, but we can also help you address problems in companies (or parts of companies) where IT is seen as a constraint on the business, or where the reputation of IT is held in low regard. At PwC we can help you improve the effectiveness of relationships between IT and its suppliers. We also help companies with forward-looking IT organisations to adopt leading practices in IT management, quality assurance, and IT governance. In short, we meet our clients' issues by delivering insight based on comparative evidence, and fresh, compelling options for structuring IT and taking advantage of technology.