IT governance is a critical and embedded practice that ensures that information and technology investments, risks, and resources are aligned in the best interests of OHIO and produce business value.
Effective governance ensures that the right technology investments are made at the right time to support and enable OHIO’s mission, vision, and goals.
IT Governance Key Principles
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Guardrails and Boundaries
Provides structure and guidance, ensuring decisions align with organizational priorities
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Empower and Delegate
Enables teams to act confidently within established guidelines, driving speed to value
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User-Focused Design
Address real needs to create solutions that are intuitive, effective, and meaningful
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Cross-Functional by Default
Direction is driven by organizational strategy and direction, not an org chart
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Integrate Risk Management
Integrates risk management into how we work, not as an afterthought or roadblock
Decision Rights
- Technology budget
- Overall priorities
- How technology budget is allocated to portfolios
- Technology policy, architecture, and standards
- Cross-portfolio decisions
- How portfolio budget is allocated to products
- Portfolio priorities
- Product strategy
- Translating product budget into value
