What is the primary purpose of the 'structures' component in an IT governance framework?

To provide a set of principles for IT investment

To establish the organizational units and committees that make IT decisions

To define the roles and responsibilities of IT staff

To document the IT strategic plan

An organization is implementing a new IT governance framework. The implementation team is facing resistance from middle managers who feel the framework adds bureaucracy. What is the most effective way to address this resistance?

Ignore the resistance and proceed with implementation

Communicate the benefits of the framework and involve managers in its refinement

Mandate compliance and impose penalties for non-compliance

Replace the middle managers who resist the change

In IT governance, what does 'delegation of authority' mean?

Transferring responsibility for IT decisions to lower levels of management

Assigning blame for IT failures to subordinates

Eliminating the need for oversight

Granting decision-making power to individuals or groups while retaining accountability

Which role is typically responsible for leading the development and implementation of IT strategy?

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

An IT project fails to deliver expected benefits. The project sponsor (a business unit head) claims the CIO is accountable because the project was IT-led. The CIO claims the sponsor is accountable because the business case was approved by the sponsor. Who is ultimately accountable for the project's outcome?

The CIO, because the project was IT-led

Both the sponsor and the CIO are equally accountable

The IT steering committee, because it approved the project

The project sponsor, because accountability for business outcomes rests with the business owner

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What is the primary purpose of the 'structures' component in an IT governance framework?
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An organization is implementing a new IT governance framework. The implementation team is facing resistance from middle managers who feel the framework adds bureaucracy. What is the most effective way to address this resistance?
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In IT governance, what does 'delegation of authority' mean?
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Which role is typically responsible for leading the development and implementation of IT strategy?
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An IT project fails to deliver expected benefits. The project sponsor (a business unit head) claims the CIO is accountable because the project was IT-led. The CIO claims the sponsor is accountable because the business case was approved by the sponsor. Who is ultimately accountable for the project's outcome?
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