November 15, 2023
NORMAN, Okla. - What is IT Governance?
"IT governance includes the people, processes, and structures necessary to guide decision-making around technology issues."
Source: Educause IT Governance Toolkit
https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2017/12/itgovernancetoolkit2017.pdf
"Basically, IT Governance is the people, process, and structures to guide decision-making," Mark Ferguson said in his 2023 Council on Information Technology Summit talk.
"It is broad-based, transparent, and strategic," Ferguson said.
Seasonal updates or upgrades to software tend to feel like a hassle. Or getting told the software you've been used to is changing to a different, although similar, product can be outright confusing.
These changes are not made at the flip of a switch. IT Governance at OU works to make sure technology decisions at OU are transparent, that they are secure from cybersecurity threats, and cost-efficient for the university.
"We work with an internal audit to identify and resolve systemic issues," Ferguson said. "IT Governance aims to align campus and mission-specific technology needs where possible, establish more effective, efficient, and transparent technology services, understand and manage University technology risk, and ensure that stakeholder groups are included in key technology decisions."
The University of Oklahoma Information Technology group unveils a new Unified IT website.
The Academic Tech Expo committee announces monthly gatherings for shared learning, collaboration, and skill building.
Governance is one way to ensure stakeholder groups are included in key technology decisions.
