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IT Governance Consulting

Quintica consultants bring a world of experience to bear when delivering IT Governance. Based on over 25 years of active involvement in the alignment of business objectives to value-centric IT Services, our consultants offer the benefit of diverse international experience in various industry sectors. At Quintica, we deliver in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience within the Risk Management, IT Security and IT Continuity arena. That is the foundation for success when implementing the necessary controls which support effective and efficient IT Governance. Our model for the effective Corporate Governance of IT defines and demonstrates our commitment to the international best practices which are the yardstick for gauging IT performance within your organisation.

The purpose of IT Governance
IT Governance directs IT endeavours, ensuring that the performance of IT meets the following objectives:

  • Aligns with the enterprise and delivers the promised benefits
  • Enables the enterprise by exploiting opportunities and maximising benefits
  • Resources are used responsibly
  • Related risks are managed appropriately

 

The objective of IT Governance
The overall objective of IT governance is to understand the strategic importance of IT and the attendant issues. IT plays an essential role in ensuring that a business can sustain its operations; it is through governance that the business can ascertain its ability to implement the strategies necessary to extend activities into the future.

IT governance practices ensure that:

  • expectations for IT are met.
  • IT performance is measured.
  • its resources are managed.
  • IT risks are quantified and mitigated.
     

IT Governance Framework and Standards

IT Governance Framework and related standards

Quintica adheres to tried and tested international best practice standards, methodologies and guidelines which include the following:
  • ISO/IEC27001/2/5
  • ISO/IEC20000
  • ISO/IEC9001
  • ISO/IEC14001
  • ISO/IEC18001
  • ISO/IEC38500
  • NISTSP800-30
  • NISTSP800-53
  • COSO’s ERM
  • PMBOK
  • PRINCE2 BS25999 Part1&2
  • Octave
  • COBIT
  • ValIT
  • ITIL v3

Our Approach
Quintica predominantly adheres to the COBIT Framework and the ISO/IEC38500standards. We use propriety methods to ensure that your Information Technology investments are delivering optimised value to the business. We also ensure the identification and management of all associated risks through a robust mitigation strategy. Our approach is anchored in the service orientated processes of the ITIL framework, which we strongly advocate as the answer to an efficient and effective service driven IT function.

Quintica’s IT Governance Services
The range of services covers the gambit of IT Governance, from providing awareness and overviews to senior management, through strategy advice, compliance assessments, roadmap development, organisational adoption and implementation, improvement programmes and assisting orgnaisations with achieving certifications.

  • IT Governance and Standards Awareness and overviews
  • IT Governance Strategies and design
  • IT Governance policy development (all levels)
  • General IT governance consulting
  • ISO/IEC 38500 compliance review
  • ISO/IEC 38500 implementation
  • COBIT 4.1 maturity assessments
  • COBIT 4.1 based IT Governance implementation
  • COBIT4.1 Information security baseline review and/or implementation
  • ISO/IEC 27001/2 Implementation & alignment
  • Risk assessment & gap analysis