IT Risk: Turning Business Threats into Competitive Advantage

by George Westerman, Richard Hunter

Are you exposing your business to IT risk, and leaving profit opportunities on the table? You might be if you are managing your IT risk using more traditional approaches. IT Risk , a new book based on research conducted by MIT s Center for Information Systems Research and Gartner, Inc., helps companies focus on the most pressing risks and leverage the upside that comes with vigilance.

Traditionally, managers have grouped technology risk and funding into silos. IT Risk outlines a new model for integrated risk management, which identifies three core areas you can develop to eliminate the problems that silo strategies create. The authors also offer specific ways to make the most of your new found advantage. And because IT risk is the responsibility of all senior executives not just CIOs this book describes the tools and practices in language that general managers can understand and use.

Named a top-ten managerial book of 2007 by CIO Insight magazine.

Genres: Business

240 pages, Hardcover

First published August 21, 2007

Reviews

[Iván Acosta · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a great overview about IT risk and how and and how some companies have managed to establish a Framework and together with some risk disciplines manage to define the administration of IT risk strategies for organizations. I feel that it was necessary to work it under a COBIT approach.

In general term very good this book.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good overview of IT Risk and how it fits into overall business risk management with information that will help any C-level understand it's importance.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-reading this one.

This is a good overview of the topic supplemented by data gathered from research conducted by the authors. The data is particularly enlightening. I would have liked a more thorough discussion of integrating COBIT or other frameworks as an implementation of some of the ideas however.

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[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Valid points, but slow read. Not at all inspiring even though it has a lot of good advice.

[Jari Pirhonen]

Good introduction to IT risk management.