Providing an IS Strategy and Governance for business digitalization is critical for contemporary organizations and competitive positioning. The aim of this course is to discuss and understand approaches to develop effective IS strategies and provide the required level of governance to maximize value from business digitalization.

The course will offer theory and a project to cover the following topics:

- Theoretical underpinnings of competing IS organizations

- IS strategy principles and processes

- IS governance principles and processes

- Organizational requirements

- Challenges, risks, and critical success factors

The course not only builds on current research findings in particular from the Institute of Information Management and Control, but also on best practice frameworks including ITIL and COBIT among others.

Unexcused absence in the first unit leads to the loss of place in this course!

Further, this is a course with continuous assessment (PI), therefore an overall attendance of at least 80% is required (i.e. compulsory attendance). If there is an important reason for the absence (e.g. illness confirmed by a medical certificate), the student can miss maximally 20% of the time.

Performance assessment

• Active Participation (5 points)
• Quiz (5 points)
• Exam(s) (70 points)
• Group work (20 points)
• Bonus Points (Optional): (5 points)

       Grading Scale
       5: 0-49,99 points (unsatisfactory)
       4: 50-61,99 points (sufficient)
       3: 62-74,99 points (satisfactory)
       2: 75-86,99 points (good)
       1: 87-105 points (excellent)

• Expected workload:
  2 semester hours per week = 4 ECTS Credits = 100 hours workload for each student.