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:
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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
