At the same time it is even harder to set and measure value, due to the increasing volume and complexity of information. It is necessary to align, integrate and determine ownership of information and technology. IT governance is a critical factor in most current trends. Because of rapid growth and expansion, without IT governance, businesses cannot assure their own success and survivability. It is impossible to link business to technology when no one will come forth as the owners of the data.
Great confusion exists.
In order to move ahead on the IT governance model, we need plan on how to reach out among the differing levels of the enterprise. According to Guldentops, the concepts in the Management Guidelines and the IT governance guideline exist for that very purpose. It is the responsibility of security, control, risk management and audit professionals to raise these issues at the very top levels. The critical success factors in the Management Guidelines help provide clear accountability and responsibility over the structure and the processes. Stachtchenko pointed out that you may be the data owner, but there are many other users of the data.