ME4.2:

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ME 4.2 Strategic Alignment

Control Objective:

Enable board and executive understanding of strategic IT issues such as the role of IT, technology insights and capabilities. Make sure there is a shared understanding between the business and IT of the potential contribution of IT to the business strategy. Make sure that there is a clear understanding that value is achieved from IT only when IT-enabled investments are managed as a portfolio of programs that include the full scope of changes that the business has to make to optimize the value from IT capabilities in delivering on the strategy. Work with the board to define and implement governance bodies, such as an IT strategy committee, to provide strategic direction to management relative to IT, ensuring that the strategy and objectives are cascaded down into business units and IT functions, and that confidence and trust are developed between the business and IT. Enable the alignment of IT to the business in strategy and operations, encouraging co-responsibility between business and IT for making strategic decisions and obtaining benefits from IT-enabled investments.


Applicability:

Sarbanes-Oxley
HIPAA
GLBA
PCI
FISMA
NIST SP 800-66
Ditscap
Control Exception
User Defined


Risk Association Control Activities:

Implementation Guide:

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Process Illustration
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Control Commentary
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Control Exception Commentary
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Evidence Archive Location
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Control Status and Auditors Commentary
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Supplemental Information:


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