Course

IS/IT Governance

University of Minnesota

Firms heavily invest in IT, necessitating effective governance to align investments with organizational objectives. This course delves into evaluating individual and portfolio IT investments, incorporating risk, charging users, and driving adoption for value realization.

  • Align IT investment decisions with organizational goals
  • Evaluate individual and portfolio IT investments
  • Charge users for IT investments
  • Implement strategies to drive user adoption of new IT systems

Explore the critical mechanisms to ensure that IT investments contribute to the overall success of the organization, mitigating risks and optimizing value generation.

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IS/IT Governance
Course Modules

The IS/IT Governance course modules cover IT alignment, evaluating IT investments, portfolio evaluation, IT chargeback, and change management, offering a comprehensive understanding of governing IT investments.

IT Alignment

An Introduction to the Information Systems Specialization introduces the course, followed by discussions on IT alignment and the framework for IT governance. Learn about key principles and practices, operating models, and enterprise architecture.

Evaluating IT Investments

Delve into the evaluation of individual IT investments, including net profit value and risk incorporation. Explore system implementation problems and analyze business process improvements at different organizations.

Evaluating IT Investments (Continued)

Continuing the evaluation of IT investments, understand the characteristics of different IT asset classes, strategic orientation, and portfolio management. Compare alternative approaches to IT chargeback and explore its implications.

Change Management

Understand user resistance and different models for user adoption, along with levers for affecting user adoption. Explore evolutionary vs. revolutionary change and project management vs. learning approach. Gain insights into implementing change at organizations.

Course Project

Get an overview of the course project and delve into the practical application of the concepts learned throughout the course. Engage in the course project to cement your understanding of IS/IT Governance.

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