The IT Skeptic - Comments for "Governors govern"

Governance is a feedback

skeptic — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 19:46:16 +0000

Governance is a feedback loop: direct, monitor, evaluate. But it is not the only feedback loop nor even the primary one. There are much tighter PDCA loops in management

Have a Beer?

Charles T. Betz — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:51:45 +0000

Rob,

What do you think of this Stafford Beer video as commentary on your governance definition?

http://t.co/NxY6raPY

Charlie

governance enablement

skeptic — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:08:10 +0000

At some point down the delegation chain we cease tpo be doing governance, even delegated governance. hence my scorn of references to "SharePoint governance".

At some level, governance turns into what I call "governance enablement" or "plug and socket": doing the stuff to meet the requirements of governance:
- being directed: accepting and enforcing policy instead of setting it
- being monitored: providing the reporting data back to governance
- being evaluated: providing proposals and reports and being reviewed

makes sense to me.

Tom Rankin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:17:20 +0000

Amongst other things, I'm "owner" of some ITSM processes. I guess this means I have delegated governance responsibility with my boss ultimately accountable.

I set & periodically review progress against some performance targets, try to remove cultural obstacles, approve the CSI roadmap(s) & prioritise what's in them. Process managers manage the work day-to-day and I try to mostly keep out of their way.

So far so good.