Title: Technology Governance: Concepts and Practices
Author: Azhar Zia-ur-Rehman
Publisher: AuthorHouseUK
ISBN: 978-1-5246-7815-9
Pages: 144
Genre: Business & Economics / Government & Business

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Synopsis

This book is probably one of the first on the subject of ‘Technology Governance’. It builds up the concept of governance and IT governance and formalizes the definition of ‘technology’. The concept of ‘streams of technology’ is introduced. The other new concepts introduced are those of ‘speed of business’ and ‘speed of technology’. The concept of ‘technology governance’ is built on these basic concepts. The necessity of practicing ‘technology governance’ as against ‘IT governance’ has been discussed and proven. The shortcomings in the standards, best practices and codes that relate to ‘technology governance’ are discussed and recommendations have been made to enhance these to cater to ‘technology governance’. The book also lays down a reference model for technology governance, a road map for the implementation of technology governance and gives guidance for the assessment of technology governance in an enterprise. This book may prove to be the foundation of the new field of ‘technology governance’.

About the Author

Azhar Zia-ur-Rehman is a seasoned technology professional with a very rich and wide background in a variety of industries and domains. His expertise spans the domains of IT, governance, compliance, risk management, security management, enterprise transformation, building information modelling (BIM) and 3D printing. He has worked on systems from the lowest level to large business systems for conglomerates. As a consultant, therefore, he can very comfortably mix and match these domains for the benefit of his customers and provide them with a solution that few other consultants can. Azhar Zia-ur-Rehman has been based in the GCC for more than 20 years working for prestigious companies and as a consultant. This book is the result of more than 36 years of experience in a variety of industries including telecommunications, petroleum, manufacturing, real estate, construction, heavy engineering, health, legal, facilities management, retail, government and utilities. Most of the ideas presented in this book are original and new and can form the basis of a very new domain of ‘technology governance’ – a domain that will soon become vital due to the increasing use of technology in enterprises.

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