New Directions for IT Governance in the Brazilian Government

Motivations

We have achieved a new era of competition. Organizations can no longer afford to delegate IT decisions to IT officers. What we see now is an increasing need for business integration, and such integration can only be achieved through strategic business alignment with IT services. At the same time, the organization must be aware that IT investments must be controlled and prioritized since the word of order is to create value while relentlessly reducing costs. In fact, IT elements have become important business assets that not only contribute to achieving business goals, but also revolutionize the organization as a whole (Weill, 1998).