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Welcome to the Information Technology Governance (ITG) Home Page. This is an informational site. For authoritative documentation on the Governance process, please contact cms.itg@illinois.com.

State of Illinois Guiding Principles [PDF, 41KB]

IT Guiding Principles are fundamental policy statements about the role of IT and the use of technology in support of the business. Guiding Principles are used by IT Governance and Enterprise Architecture to guide IT decisions and support strategic direction. Overall, IT Guiding Principles establish directions and core themes for IT that aid the decision-making process and lead to better business and IT alignment.

News

7/1/2008 - The IT Governance website has been updated with process and template changes. For past announcements, click the News History link.

What is Governance?

Governance is the process that helps Agencies develop good Business Solutions. Click here for What is Governance?

When is Governance Needed?

As a general rule, Governance is needed anytime entities are making major IT changes or adding something new. Governance is required for all organizations under the Governor unless exempted by Legislation. Click here for the IT Governance Guidelines for Governance Applicability [PDF, 27KB]

What is the Governance Process?

Governance is a series of steps called Gates.

  • The Project Charter is Gate 1.
  • Business and Technical Requirements (and RFP/IFB Specs, if applicable) are Gate 2.
  • The solution is determined in Gate 3.
Click here for What is the Governance Process?

Downloads

This section contains all of the downloadable forms and documentation. Click here to see all of the available downloads

Announcements

This section contains Governance announcements. Click here to see the list of Announcements.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Click here to see a list of frequent questions and their answers.

Contacts

Click here to see a list of contacts.