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IT-GOVERNANCE5 MIN READ

Build a Board IT Scorecard

Transform operational IT metrics into a balanced governance scorecard for executive oversight.

The CIO needs a one-page board scorecard. The current draft is a dashboard of activity: 1,240 tickets closed, 17 releases shipped, 99.96 percent uptime, cloud spend down 4 percent, and 83 percent audit actions on time. Balanced governance scorecard: value, stakeholder outcome, process health, capability and risk The common trap is to promote operational metrics to board level without translating them into enterprise objectives, risk appetite, owner accountability, or decision triggers. The board sees green numbers but cannot tell what to fund, stop, escalate, or question. Step 1 - Name the governance question For each metric, ask: What decision should…

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