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IT Governance Overview

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

Governance BodyDecision Rights
President's Cabinet
  • Technology budget
  • Overall priorities
IT Leadership
  • How technology budget is allocated to portfolios
  • Technology policy, architecture, and standards
  • Cross-portfolio decisions
Portfolio-Level Entities
  • How portfolio budget is allocated to products
  • Portfolio priorities
Product-Level Entities
  • Product strategy
  • Translating product budget into value