ISACA research: Building the Business Case for COBIT® and Val IT™: Executive Briefing

The majority of today’s business processes depend heavily upon an IT organisation and supporting processes that function well. To
ensure that investments in IT generate the required business value and that risks associated with IT are mitigated, a specific focus on enterprise governance of IT is required. Enterprise governance of IT can be seen as an integral part of enterprise governance since it addresses the definition and implementation of processes, structures and relational mechanisms in the enterprise that enable both the business and IT to execute their responsibilities in support of business/IT alignment and the creation of business value (Van Grembergen and De Haes, 2009). Investments in enterprise governance of IT practices and adoption of typical frameworks, such as CobiT and Val IT, are increasing and enterprises appreciate their practical relevance. But implementing these practices requires a reasonable amount of effort since enterprises must evaluate and re-think their processes. Investing in IT-related governance and management practices is, therefore, often perceived as costly and complex, while return in short- and long-term value is difficult to measure in tangible (financial) outcomes.

This research explores and demonstrates the business value of CobiT and Val IT. The project was commissioned by ISACA and executed by the IT Alignment and Governance Research Institute of the University of Antwerp Management School (UAMS).

Building the Business Case for COBIT® and Val IT™: Executive Briefing (PDF, 1.9M) Jun 2009
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