Description

The University of Twente (UT), together with KNVI and NAF, is conducting research on IT governance. It has been shown that there is still a mismatch between IT governance literature, frameworks and practice. A unique feature of the research is that it focuses on both hard and soft IT governance. Hard governance is about processes and structures. A lot of research has already been done on that. Further, current literature often talks about relational mechanisms. This research goes a step further and also pays attention to the social aspects of IT governance. Soft governance deals with aspects such as culture, cooperation, trust, leadership and the informal organisation. Innovative research, therefore, that combines both fields of science.

The research takes place in the context of Daniël Smits' doctoral research on the effectiveness and maturity of IT governance. During this meeting, Daniël Smits will present the preliminary results of the research he conducted together with Jos van Hillegersberg over the past four years into the hard and soft side of IT governance. Some of the research has already been published or is out in peer reviews. In the initial phase (2013), members of the KNVI (in its predecessor Ngi) together with members of the NAF (Netherlands Architecture Forum) contributed to the creation of the maturity model for hard and soft IT governance. During a series of workshops with members of the Ngi and the NAF, an IT governance model that does more justice to practice was developed. The participants in these workshops called this model the MIG.

In recent years, this model has been used as the basis for a measurement instrument - the MIG assessment instrument - which has been improved step by step every year and applied by students at the University of Twente and the researchers themselves. This meeting serves to evaluate the results of the research into the development of a Focus Area Maturity Model (FAMM) for hard and soft IT governance. A FAMM is a maturity model that helps organisations' staff improve governance (IT governance).

As in the initial phase of the research, it will again be an interactive meeting in which much will be told about the results. But also, as in 2013, using tools to support interaction (Spilter), the discussion will be opened with the participants and the results will be evaluated and you will have the chance to react to them. This web-based application provides instant insight into each other's opinions during the meeting.

This workshop is part of the completion of the PhD research. However, the development of the instrument continues. The tool is intended for practical application and the results to date are encouraging.

Tour KIVI-0070Lab
During this event, there will also be a tour of KIVI's brand new high-tech lab.

Speaker(s)

Bring laptop or tablet
You are requested to bring a laptop or tablet. During a previous workshop in Chicago, it was found that participants with smartphones could not participate properly. Responses will be used for the survey and during the meeting as feedback to attendees.

Who is the meeting for?
For the workshop, we are looking for a diverse mix of participants with direct or indirect involvement in IT governance and interested parties. Some examples: business manager, CIO, IT manager, client for projects, consultant IT governance, architects, portfolio managers, information managers, project manager.

Participation in the workshop is free for members of KNVI, KIVI, NAF, IEEE and students on presentation of the student card. Guests are also welcome and can register as associates free of charge. In order to get acquainted with our community, there is no charge for the first two events.

The seminar may be relevant in the context of NOREA's PE obligation.

Location

KIVI building

Prinsessegracht 23, 2514 AP The Hague

Organiser

Informatics

KNVI Region Utrecht

Name and contact details for information

KIVI-Informatics via the e-mail address below

informatica@kivi.nl

Application link

KIVI-0070Lab

Register via

Via the registration link above. Please mention "KIVI member" and <your membership number> in the comments field.