Barriers to Formal IT Governance Practice -- Insights from a Qualitative Study

Othman, Mohd Fairuz Iskandar; Chan, Taizan

doi:10.1109/hicss.2013.112

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“…However, they are faced with barriers to IT governance adoption (Othman et al, 2011, Othman andChan, 2013). Another area of interest for Malaysian researchers is development of frameworks to assess effectiveness of IT governance (Kaur et al, 2011, Mohamed andGian Singh, 2012).…”

Section: It Governance Research In Malaysiamentioning

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Information Technology Governance: Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Teo¹,

Manaf²,

Choong³

2013

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The importance of IT governance has received increasing attention in the recent years. Extensive literature addresses top management and organisational issues of IT governance. However, recent findings suggest that people issues in IT governance equally deserve attention. Guided by the Theory of Planned Behaviour, this study examines the influence of IT practitioners and management guidance on the extent of their participation in IT governance initiatives. A quantitative study was conducted among IT practitioners in Malaysia. Data analysis using Partial Least Squares suggests that subjective norms and perceived behavioural controls on IT practitioners result in greater participation in IT governance initiatives. However, attitudes do not have significant relationship with participation in IT governance initiatives, in contrast with prediction of the theory. Further analysis reveals that awareness and perceived importance of IT governance are the two most important factors from the practitioner perspective. As for management guidance, organisational processes and reward system are the most important, closely followed by organisational structure. The findings reaffirm that IT governance requires control in the form of organisational structures, processes, goal settings and reward system to encourage desirable behaviours in IT governance initiatives.

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Section: It Governance Research In Malaysiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Information Technology Governance: Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Teo¹,

Manaf²,

Choong³

2013

JOMS

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“…These 'actions' are not limited to, but include utilization, adoption and acceptance of information systems [22], information systems development projects [25]- [27], implementation of IT service management [28], [29], let alone implementation of EGIT [2], [29], [30]. Research indicates "that computer self-efficacy and system complexity had significant direct effects on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use as well as indirect effects on attitude and behavioral intention" [22].…”

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“…The current state of research suggests that various aspects and elements of COBIT contribute to the perceived high complexity of the framework. Generally a criticism on the complexity of frameworks like COBIT 5 is issued in literature [2], [29], [4], [31], while some authors address more specific aspects of COBIT. In particular, a group of publications determines, that the implementation is considered challenging since there is no or insufficient guidance on how to plan, initiate and structure this important, costly and critical process [3], [4], [31], [33]- [37].…”

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“…Naturally this degree of complexity is actually unavoidable as COBIT 5 is an overarching framework. Many authors are convinced that some of the complexity, and therefore part of the difficulty of implementing COBIT 5 and other similar frameworks, can be reduced by an initial selective implementation of the COBIT 5 processes that are most effective and the easiest to implement [2], [31], [34], [39], [40].…”

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“…As a comprehensive best-practice framework for EGIT implementations requires the description of a large number of objects, processes and their relations, respective frameworks are at risk to become highly complex. High complexity is generally assessed as a severe barrier for it governance implementations and practice [2]. A promising approach to reduce the complexity in the work with IT governance frameworks is the development of a minimum baseline, selecting crucial processes as a starting point for implementation [3].…”

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On the Way to a Minimum Baseline in IT Governance: Using Expert Views for Selective Implementation of COBIT 5

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Lamoen

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2015 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Information Technology (IT) nowadays is integral part in most organizations and business models, putting Enterprise Governance of IT (EGIT) in focus of researchers and practitioners. A common approach for the implementation of EGIT in organizations is the use of best-practice frameworks, of which COBIT 5 is a very well-known example. However, recent studiesshow that COBIT 5, with its 37 EGIT processes, is often perceived as complex and organizations do not know where to start. To contribute to this concern, this papers reports on a Delphi study that was conducted to capture data on the perceived ease and effectiveness of specific COBIT 5 processes. Our results as such identify (perceived) effective and easy processes as a starting point for IT governance implementations. Experts view processes in the more strategic and governance area typical as more effective but less easy to implement. The more operational processes are typically experienced as easier to implement but also less effective. The result also reports that, according to experts, the most important process to start an EGIT implementation is the process around managing the IT related strategy.

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Exploring IT Outsourcing Governance with Vendor’s Interpersonal Networks: A Case Study

Lin

Hekkala

2014

Governing Sourcing Relationships. A Collection of Studies at the Country, Sector and Firm Level

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The governance of IT outsourcing (ITO) has been identified as an essential determinant for ITO success. Prior studies have shed light on effective governance forms in different organizational contexts, but few have studied the association between governance forms and interpersonal networks. With a single case study from a vendor's perspective in an ITO dyad, this research strives to explore and empirically understand how interpersonal networks reflect and influence ITO governance. Social Network Analysis (SNA) was conducted for whole-network analysis on 24 team members in an ITO vendor company.In addition, open-ended interviews with six selected team members were utilized to identify the governance form from the vendor's perspective. The findings suggest that the similarity between formal and informal interpersonal networks reflects a hierarchical form of governance; and the hierarchy governance is in turn reinforced by the geographically dispersed nature of team members.

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Barriers to Formal IT Governance Practice -- Insights from a Qualitative Study

Cited by 12 publications

References 44 publications

Information Technology Governance: Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Information Technology Governance: Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour

On the Way to a Minimum Baseline in IT Governance: Using Expert Views for Selective Implementation of COBIT 5

Exploring IT Outsourcing Governance with Vendor’s Interpersonal Networks: A Case Study

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