Val IT Overview A new framework and supporting publications addressing the governance of IT-enabled business investments.

Val IT is a governance framework that consists of a set of guiding principles, and a number of processes conforming to those principles that are further defined as a set of key management practices.

The Val IT framework will be supported by publications and operational tools and provides guidance to:

• Define the relationship between IT and the business and those functions in the organization with governance responsibilities;
• Manage an organization's portfolio of IT-enabled business investments; and
• Maximize the quality of business cases for IT-enabled business investments with particular emphasis on the definition of key financial indicators, the quantification of "soft" benefits and the comprehensive appraisal of the downside risk

Val IT addresses assumptions, costs, risks and outcomes related to a balanced portfolio of IT-enabled business investments. It also provides benchmarking capability and allows enterprises to exchange experiences on best practices for value management. Val IT consists of the following publications:

• Val IT Framework
• Val IT Business Case
• Val IT ING Case Study

• Obtain Val IT
  • VAL IT Français
• Val IT Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
  • Val IT FAQ (Italian)
• Val IT Brochure (PDF, 122K)

Questions?

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