Steven De Haes

The International Journal of Digital Strategy, Governance, and Business Transformation (IJDSGBT) focuses on digital strategy and governance issues within organizations in support...

IT governance calls for the definition and implementation of formal mechanisms at the highest level in the organization taking into account structures, processes and relational...

This article examines the association between stakeholder functional role and the perceived level of IT governance and IT management implementation. Specifically, this article...

This research aims to explore the research domain of IT governance in the SME context. To meet this objective, a small systematic literature review procedure is used. Results...

This paper empirically investigates how adoption of IT governance and management processes, as identified in the IT governance framework COBIT 5, relates to the level of...

Although some organisations still develop weak business cases, the vast majority does an adequate job in order to build a sound justification for their investment...

IT governance (ITG) provides a toolbox for companies to realize maximum value from IT. Firms implement ITG via frameworks, such as COBIT or VALIT, which list processes to align...

The outsourcing of Information Systems development and maintenance to external and specialized partners is a frequent practice among contemporary organizations. However...

Strategic information technology (IT) enabled investments are among other types of IT investments, characterised by the highest level of uncertainty and the highest potential for...

Within the IT-related business domain, it is important to advance theory building and practices regarding management and governance issues. Business Strategy and Applications in...

Enterprise governance of IT is a relatively new concept in literature, and is gaining more interest in the academic and practitioner’s world. Enterprise governance of IT...

Enterprise governance of IT (EGIT) is about the definition and implementation of processes, structures and relational mechanisms that enable both business and IT people to...

A key success factor for a successful company in a dynamic environment is effective and efficient information technology (IT) supporting business strategies and processes....

In today’s complex and constantly changing business world, business/IT alignment is high on the agenda of executive management. To achieve such alignment, it is important that an...

There is little research available that specifically looks at how organizations define and implement their inter-organizational governance of information technology. The...

Already in the nineties studies which discussed the IT productivity paradox, where no clear correlation could be found between IT spend and the bottom-line impact, other research...

Recently a new version of COBIT, the good-practice framework for enterprise governance of IT, was released. Although is it not always clearly articulated in its documentation...

The International Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance (IJITBAG) focuses on management and governance issues within the IT-related business domain. In this domain, the...

Enterprise governance of IT is a relatively new concept in literature, and is gaining more interest in the academic and practitioner’s world. Enterprise governance of IT...

Enterprise governance of IT (EGIT) is about the definition and implementation of processes, structures and relational mechanisms that enable both business and IT people to...

A key success factor for a successful company in a dynamic environment is effective and efficient information technology (IT) supporting business strategies and processes....

In today’s complex and constantly changing business world, business/IT alignment is high on the agenda of executive management. To achieve such alignment, it is important that an...

In many organizations, information technology (IT) has become crucial in the support, sustainability, and growth of the business. This pervasive use of technology has created a...

This introductory chapter records and interprets some important existing theories, models, and practices in the IT governance and strategic alignment domain. IT governance will...

For each of the 34 processes the COBIT framework defines control objectives, management guidelines, and a maturity model. Within the COBIT 4.0 publication each process is...

In Chapter I, the IT balanced scorecard was introduced as a possible measurement and management tool to support the achievement of strategic alignment. In this chapter, the...

In order to obtain an understanding on how large organizations implement IT governance in a pragmatic way, six pilot cases were selected from different sectors. Case research is...

There is no real “silver bullet” (the ideal way) for implementing and maintaining good IT governance within an organization. Organizations differ in culture and size, they...

In many organisations, Information Technology (IT) has become crucial in the support, the sustainability and the growth of the business. This pervasive use of technology has...