How did we do it? We focused on engagement.
The CIO engaged every single IT employee—totaling 150+—to help redesign the new processes. He enlisted subject-matter experts within and outside the company to create future-state process maps, which he then had printed and put on display in conference rooms. He gave the IT department a two-week review period in which employees could be facilitated and guided through the new process steps. The CIO asked the IT employees to question the designs and put forth suggestions or ideas for improving them.
The results were phenomenal. The collaborative, engaging process led to adoption and continued adherence with the new processes across the board. That’s because the employees participated in the design,
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For a large international company, this was no easy task. Luckily, my client had an Acceptable Use Policy that governed the proper use of the company’s technology assets. Furthermore, all new employees and contractors were required to read and sign this policy as part of their standard onboarding, so it was well understood and acknowledged by all.
When we reviewed the company’s other policies and procedures, we realized that what the client didn’t have were documented instructions about how to follow the Acceptable Use Policy. There was the stated policy, yet no procedures or specific processes in place to get the work done of protecting the company and its assets from security breaches or other improper uses. In short, the company had a policy that could not be enforced, which in turn opened them up to unnecessary risk and challenges in achieving the desired accountability and active defense culture.
That’s why it’s important to assess existing policies and procedures to ensure they support the desired behaviors and attitudes you want to for the future state. When you discover missing gaps or contradictions, it’s best to go back to the drawing board and draft revisions that can help the company implement and sustain the change.
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Sometimes we may have changes within the policies or in the law which will always need to be
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Sadly, there is no way to alleviate the numerous amounts of threats that haunt networks and computers worldwide. The foundation and framework for choosing and implementing countermeasures against them are very important. A written policy is vital in helping to insure that everyone within the organization understands and behaves in an appropriate manner with regards to the fact that sensitive data and the security of software should be kept safe.
internal and external users to whom access to the organization’s network, data or other sensitive
Implementing change in an organization is complicated. It is important that a manager understands their role and responsibilities for which could very well be the success or failure of an organization. A manager should know how to handle staff resistance, and the areas that require change. There are processes that help management with assisting their staff members with adjusting to change and concentrate on the areas of importance. This process includes planning, assessment, implementation, and evaluation. The difference between a failed organization and a successful manager is when the manager has the ability to implement change with little disruption to
IT Organizational Restructure is necessary for the current IT department to be developed into a CIO organization. Outlining a new framework and identifying roles and responsibilities will help to shape an effective organization to be in a better situation to support the company’s goals. It will also better align the current and future IT investments and
The team by Nick, Whitney, Warren, Gail, and Debbie has difficulties when defining and deciding how much data/details they need to include when creating the flowcharts .The process flow chart has not been completed as accurately and no one has communicated to Warren that there were additional questions that needed to be addressed before it could be completed. The improvement team is seeking ways to improve on the wait time for the current phone systems in place for better communications when their customers are calling in to ask questions, complain or are looking to return a product.
But the issue is that not everything in these policies or standards is being acted upon.
The CPOE implementation lacks the fundamental aspects of a successful IT project plan at the most fundamental levels. First, the stakeholders are complaining even before the process begins that they fail to see the value of the project. The IT implementation process for the CPOE initiative lacks a solid understanding of hwo to align the stakeholders' and users' needs to system design (Wager, Lee & Glaser, 2009). From this lack of insight, many problems cascade down the implementation process making the rest of the project doomed for failure. Exacerbating this lack of communication over stakeholder and
• Meet regularly with other departments’ heads- Sales- HR-Accounting-Marketing-Customer Service-Institutional trading-R&A-Client Services to communicate IT strategies and projects. Gather feedback from other departments regarding current needs. Be sure that all departments are aware of an IT strategy and that all future projects and initiatives must fall within this strategy.
Successful initiatives: the process of consultation and feedback naturally results in better decision making and more effective operations.
It also gives an opportunity to create new policies to solve obstacles and resist with change.
By using the coordination process do you feel there was more collaboration with the subcontractors and architects/engineers on the project? Did you learn something new?
In order to effectively implement security governance, the Corporate Governance Task Force (CGTF) recommends that organizations follow an established framework, such as the IDEAL framework from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute. This framework, which is described in the document “Information Security Governance: Call to Action,” defines the responsibilities of (1) the board of directors or trustees, (2) the senior organizational executive (i.e., CEO), (3) executive team members, (4) senior managers, and (5) all employees and users. This important document can be found at the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Web site at www.isaca.org/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm?ContentID=34997.