IT Governance Policy

This sample IT governance policy establishes requirements related to the oversight and control of information technology (IT) resources to help support the achievement of a company’s business objectives while managing technology risk. 

This policy should apply to all users across all company divisions and all information systems and computer rooms utilized by the company. According to this policy, the global CIO and division CIOs are accountable for the overall management of company and divisional IT. The global CIO and division CIOs are responsible for confirming that systems under their governance are controlled in accordance with IT policy requirements.