IT Governance – Leveraging Best Practices for Governance Success Greg Charles, Ph.D. Area Senior Technology Specialist Western U.S. ITIL, Governance & Best Practices Lead CA, Inc. December 2007
Governance Compliance IT Governance Defined as: The management of risk & compliance. “The overall methodology by which IT is directed, administered and controlled” Governance Compliance April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Three Pillars of IT Governance April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Managing Ever-Increasing Complexity April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
The Real World View? Black Box SAP Identity Manager PSFT Siebel Network Load Balancer Firewall Portal Mainframe Router Switch Database Web Servers Applications End User Web Services Databases 3rd Party applications April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
The Cruel Reality Source: Gartner Screen Scrape Message Queue Sockets Download File Transaction ORB CICS Gateway APPC RPC Sockets Application Source: Gartner April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Addressing These Challenges: Improving Engagement and Efficiency WHAT IS ENGAGEMENT? Doing the Right Things WHAT IS EFFICIENCY? Doing Things Right IT’s ability to partner with the business to maintain alignment and maximize return from IT investments IT’s ability to make the best use of its people, budgets and assets April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Obstacles Prevent Effective Engagement $ $ $ Overwhelming Demand: Unstructured capture of requests and ideas No formal process for prioritization and trade-offs Reactive vs. proactive IT and Biz Divide Business thinks in IT services – IT delivers in technology terms Costs disassociated with services IT Seen as Black Box: Business lacks visibility Poor customer satisfaction April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Disparate Systems Reduce Efficiency No Single System of Record for Decision-Making IT Management systems siloed Relevant Metrics Hard to Obtain Disparate Systems Costly to Maintain and Upgrade April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
IT Governance Landscape April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
How to Improve Engagement? Structured IT Governance Process Integrated Demand Management Capture, catalog, and prioritize all demand Manage service requests from help desks Match resources to highest-value initiatives Comprehensive Portfolio Management Services, projects, assets, applications Systematic evaluation and prioritization Map controls to compliance requirements 100% visibility into strategic initiatives A single invoice to the customer for all services Business Intelligence for the BRM Visibility into all services that support LOB Detailed cost invoices April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
How to Improve Efficiency? Comprehensive Management Empower the PMO Automate, enforce, and report on process compliance World-Class Project Execution Leverage best practices across entire project portfolio Rapid time to value Comprehensive Resource Management Drive maximum utilization of in-house and outsourced resources Capture time and allocate staff for any type of investment Advance Resource Mgmt capabilities Scalable, Transparent Status Capture Capture time and cost of all activities in a single repository for charge-backs and reporting Capture asset costs through integration with Asset Management Solution April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Approaches Currently In Use Business As Usual - “Firefighting” Legislation - “Forced” Best Practice Focused April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
US Securities & Exchange Commission IT Governance Model COBIT® Sarbanes- Oxley US Securities & Exchange Commission Audit Models COSO Service Mgmt. App. Dev. (SDLC) Project Mgmt. IT Planning IT Security Quality System Quality Systems & Mgmt. Frameworks ISO CMMi Six Sigma ITIL® BS 15000 ISO 20000 ASL ISO 17799 PMI PMBOK PRINCE2 TSO IS Strategy IT OPERATIONS April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Best Practices Quality & Control Models ISO 900x COBIT® TQM EFQM Six Sigma COSO Deming etc.. Process Frameworks ITIL® Application Service Library Gartner CSD IBM Processes EDS Digital Workflow Microsoft MOF Telecom Ops Map etc.. •What is not defined cannot be controlled •What is not controlled cannot be measured •What is not measured cannot be improved April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
ITIL® v2 to v3 Introduction to ITIL Planning To Implement Service Management Service Management Service Support Delivery T h e B u s i n The Business Perspective Application Management ICT Infrastructure Management T e c h n o l o g y Security Management Introduction to ITIL Software Asset Management Small-Scale Implementation April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
ITIL Service Support Model The Business, Customers or Users Monitoring Tools Difficulties Queries Enquiries Communications Updates Work-arounds Incidents Incidents Service Desk Customer Survey reports Changes Incident Management Customer Survey reports Problem Management Releases Service reports Incident statistics Audit reports Change Management Problem statistics Problem reports Problem reviews Diagnostic aids Audit reports Change schedule CAB minutes Change statistics Change reviews Audit reports Release Management Release schedule Release statistics Release reviews Secure library’ Testing standards Audit reports Configuration Management CMDB reports CMDB statistics Policy standards Audit reports Problems Known Errors Cls Relationships Incidents Changes Releases CMDB April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
ITIL Service Delivery Model Business, Customers and Users Queries Enquiries Communications Updates Reports Availability Management Service Level Management Availability plan AMDB Design criteria Targets/Thresholds Reports Audit reports Capacity Management SLAs, SLRs OLAs Service reports Service catalogue SIP Exception reports Audit reports Requirements Targets Achievements Capacity plan CDV Targets/thresholds Capacity reports Schedules Audit reports Financial Management For IT Services Financial plan Types and models Costs and charges Reports Budgets and forecasts Audit reports IT Service Continuity Management IT continuity plans BIS and risk analysis Requirements defined Control centers DR contracts Reports Audit reports Management Tools Alerts and Exceptions Changes April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
COBIT® (Control Objectives for IT) Focused on IT Standards and Audit, CobIT is jointly “owned/maintained” by ITGI and ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) Based on over 40 International standards Supported by over 150 IT Governance Chapters www.itgi.org www.isaca.org Best Practices: Industry and CA best practices are applied to all of our solutions to maximize standardization and quality April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
The COBIT® Cube 4 Domains 34 Processes 318 Control Objectives (Business Requirements) 4 Domains 34 Processes 318 Control Objectives ____ 215 in COBIT® 4.0 April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Acquisition & Implementation The Four COBIT® Domains Acquisition & Implementation (AI Process Domain) Planning & Organization (PO Process Domain) Monitoring (M Process Domain) Delivery & Support (DS Process Domain) April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Planning & Organization PO 1 Define a Strategic IT Plan PO 2 Define the Information Architecture PO 3 Determine the Technological Direction PO 4 Define the IT Organization and Relationships PO 5 Manage the IT Investment PO 6 Communicate Management Aims and Direction PO 7 Manage Human Resources PO 8 Ensure Compliance with External Requirements PO 9 Assess Risks PO 10 Manage Projects PO 11 Manage Quality April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Acquisition & Implementation The Four COBIT® Domains Acquisition & Implementation (AI Process Domain) Planning & Organization (PO Process Domain) Monitoring (M Process Domain) Delivery & Support (DS Process Domain) April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Acquisition & Implementation AI 1 Identify Solutions AI 2 Acquire and Maintain Application Software AI 3 Acquire and Maintain Technology Architecture AI 4 Develop and Maintain IT Procedures AI 5 Install and Accredit Systems AI 6 Manage Changes April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Acquisition & Implementation The Four COBIT® Domains Acquisition & Implementation (AI Process Domain) Planning & Organization (PO Process Domain) Monitoring (M Process Domain) Delivery & Support (DS Process Domain) April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Delivery and Support DS 1 Define Service Levels DS 2 Manage Third-Party Services DS 3 Manage Performance and Capacity DS 4 Ensure Continuous Service DS 5 Ensure Systems Security DS 6 Identify and Attribute Costs DS 7 Educate and Train Users DS 8 Assist and Advise IT Customers DS 9 Manage the Configuration DS 10 Manage Problems and Incidents DS 11 Manage Data DS 12 Manage Facilities DS 13 Manage Operations April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
DS5 – Ensure Systems Security Manage Security Measures DS 5.2 Identification, Authentication and Access DS 5.3 Security of Online Access to Data DS 5.4 User Account Management DS 5.5 Management Review of User Accounts DS 5.6 User Control of User Accounts DS 5.7 Security Surveillance DS 5.8 Data Classification DS 5.9 Central Identification and Access Rights Management DS 5.10 Violation and Security Activity Reports DS 5.11 Incident Handling DS 5.12 Reaccreditation DS 5.13 Counterparty Trust DS 5.14 Transaction Authorization DS 5.15 Non-Repudiation DS 5.16 Trusted Path DS 5.17 Protection of Security Functions DS 5.18 Cryptographic Key Management DS 5.19 Malicious Software Prevention, Detection and Correction DS 5.20 Firewall Architectures and Connections with Public Networks DS 5.21 Protection of Electronic Value April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Acquisition & Implementation The Four COBIT® Domains Acquisition & Implementation (AI Process Domain) Planning & Organization (PO Process Domain) Monitoring (M Process Domain) Delivery & Support (DS Process Domain) April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Monitoring M 1 Monitor the Processes M 2 Assess Internal Control Adequacy M 3 Obtain Independent Assurance M 4 Provide for Independent Audit April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Acquisition & Implementation COBIT® Summary Acquisition & Implementation (AI Process Domain) Planning & Organization (PO Process Domain) Monitoring (M Process Domain) Delivery & Support (DS Process Domain) April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Theory – ITIL® / COBIT® / etc. Technology – CA and others How to Make IT a Reality? Key Success Factors Theory – ITIL® / COBIT® / etc. Process Guidelines for Best Practices Provides the theory but not always defines the process Education is an important component Convert theory to process that is applicable to the unique needs of the organization Training & Education Tool configuration Technology – CA and others Provide the technology that enables & automates the process Repeatability, compliance & notifications Implement processes impossible without technology April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Tools to Aid Success Maturity Model Solution Sheets Transitional Maturity ROI Tool Process Model Assessments Profilers Blueprints April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
Governance: Meeting Customer Needs Leveraging Best Practices ITIL®, COBIT®, COSO, ITAM, ITSM, Six Sigma, etc. Best Practices: Industry and CA best practices are applied to all of our solutions to maximize standardization and quality April 24, 2017 Copyright © 2007 CA
IT Governance – Leveraging Best Practices for Success Greg Charles, Ph.D. Area Senior Technology Specialist Western U.S. ITIL & Best Practices Lead CA, Inc. December 2007